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June 4, 2008 sees Congressional Record publish “PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS”

Volume 154, No. 91 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 H4973-H4974 on June 4, 2008.

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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:

H.R. 6175. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for infants and children participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under that Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:

H.R. 6176. A bill to authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:

H.R. 6177. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Cantor, Mr.

Pence, and Mr. McCotter):

H.R. 6178. A bill to strengthen existing legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by the governments of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. CAMP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Porter, Mr. English of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Gingrey, Mr.

Boustany, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Hulshof):

H.R. 6179. A bill to encourage and enhance the adoption of interoperable health information technology to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase the efficiency of care; 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. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota,

Mr. Rahall,

Mr. Conyers, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Filner,

Mr. Murtha, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt,

Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California,

Mr. Holden, Mr. Ross, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Davis of

Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.

DeFazio, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr.

Loebsack, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Ryan of Ohio,

Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Johnson of

Georgia, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Hare, Ms. Sutton, Mr.

Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ellison, Mr.

Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms.

Solis, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.

Doyle, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Allen, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.

Kucinich, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Arcuri,

Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kagen, and

Mr. Wilson of Ohio):

H.R. 6180. A bill to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Putnam):

H.R. 6181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain current and former service members to receive a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. BOUCHER:

H.R. 6182. A bill to convey the New River State Park campground located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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.

By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:

H.R. 6183. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Gutierrez):

H.R. 6184. A bill to provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. LATTA:

H.R. 6185. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. MARKEY:

H.R. 6186. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Mr.

Inslee, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. McMorris

Rodgers, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Baird, and

Mr. Larsen of Washington):

H.R. 6187. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4244 University Way NE. in Seattle, Washington, as the ``Jacob Lawrence Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. Udall of

Colorado):

H.R. 6188. A bill to authorize certain private rights of action under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 for violations by foreign concerns that damage domestic businesses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. TANCREDO:

H.R. 6189. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a ``Charter Forest'' demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Brady of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. McGovern):

H.R. 6190. A bill to restore to the Department of State responsibility over the Police Training Teams being used to provide advisory support, training and development, and equipment for the Iraqi Police Service, to require the Department of State to provide the majority of members for the Police Training Teams, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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. BOUCHER:

H.J. Res. 90. A joint resolution commending the Barter Theatre on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. CARSON:

H. Con. Res. 368. Concurrent resolution recognizing May 2, 2008, as the 88th anniversary of the first National Negro League baseball game; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mr.

Boswell, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Loebsack):

H. Res. 1236. A resolution expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the citizens of Black Hawk, Buchanan, Butler, and Delaware Counties, Iowa, who were victims of the devastating tornado that struck their communities on May 25, 2008; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New

York, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,

Mr. Honda, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Nadler, Ms.

Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Sutton, Mr.

Al Green of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas,

Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hinojosa,

Mr. Rush, Mr. Snyder, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr.

Moran of Virginia, Mr. Berman, Mr. Carson, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hare, Mr.

Kucinich, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Doggett,

Mr. Towns, Mr. Payne, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.

Cleaver, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms.

Norton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of

California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Scott of

Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rangel, Mr.

Clay, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Baca, Mr. Filner,

Mr. Reyes, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Jackson of

Illinois, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms.

Schakowsky, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie

Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Udall of

Colorado, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and Ms. Berkley):

H. Res. 1237. A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Ms. RICHARDSON:

H. Res. 1238. A resolution congratulating the University of California, Los Angeles, men's basketball team for its National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament performance; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mrs. Capps):

H. Res. 1239. A resolution honoring the life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, explorer, researcher, and pioneer in the field of marine conservation; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. TANCREDO:

H. Res. 1240. A resolution providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 111) establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs; to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. Tom

Davis of Virginia):

H. Res. 1241. A resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American female to earn this honor; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 154, No. 91