H. Res. 1491 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 25, 2008. 

Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on the 

legislative day of September 25, 2008, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to 

the following measures: 

(1) The bill (H.R. 928) to amend the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the 

Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. 

(2) The bill (S. 2324) to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to enhance the Offices 

of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for 

other purposes. 

(3) The bill (S. 1046) to modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions in the Federal 

Government, and for other purposes. 
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(4) The bill (H.R. 6045) to amend title I of the 

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 

extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012. 

(5) The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 214) 

expressing the sense of Congress that the President 

should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur 

‘‘Jack’’ Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, 

and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation. 

(6) The bill (H.R. 4120) to amend title 18, United 

States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of 

cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. 

(7) A bill relating to webcasting. 

(8) The bill (H.R. 1777) to amend the Improving 

America’s Schools Act of 1994 to make permanent the 

favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under 

the antitrust laws. 

(9) A bill relating to India nuclear cooperation. 

(10) The bill (H.R. 176) to authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs 

for member countries of the Caribbean Community 

(CARICOM). 
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(11) The bill (H.R. 2553) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for 

the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries 

and resource centers at United States diplomatic and 

consular missions to provide information about American 

culture, society, and history, and for other purposes. 

(12) The bill (H.R. 3202) to amend the Foreign 

Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign Service assigned to 

posts abroad, and to amend the provision relating to the 

death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries 

sustained in the performance of duty abroad. 

(13) The bill (S. 3426) to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments 

to members of the Foreign Service assigned to posts 

abroad, and to amend the provision relating to the death 

gratuity payable to surviving dependents of Foreign 

Service employees who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad. 

(14) The bill (S. 3052) to provide for the transfer 

of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. 

(15) The bill (H.R. 2798) to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 

and for other purposes. 
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(16) The bill (H.R. 3887) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance 

measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other 

purposes. 

(17) The bill (H.R. 1157) to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to 

make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may 

be related to the etiology of breast cancer. 

(18) The bill (H.R. 6568) to direct the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services to encourage research and 

carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other purposes. 

(19) The bill (H.R. 3232) to establish a non-profit 

corporation to communicate United States entry policies 

and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly 

travel to the United States. 

(20) The bill (H.R. 3402) to require accurate and 

reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services. 

(21) The bill (H.R. 1283) to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and 

public health, and for other purposes. 
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(22) The bill (S. 1382) to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to provide for the establishment of an 

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry. 

(23) The bill (S. 1810) to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically 

sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or 

other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions. 

(24) The bill (S. 2932) to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national 

toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant 

program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States. 

(25) The bill (H.R. 1343) to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations 

of appropriations for the health centers program under 

section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes. 

(26) The bill (S. 901) to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and 

rural health care programs. 

(27) The bill (H.R. 477) to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to strengthen education, prevention, 
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and treatment programs relating to stroke, and for other 

purposes. 

(28) The bill (S. 999) to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, 

treatment, and rehabilitation. 

(29) The bill (H.R. 507) to establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other 

purposes. 

(30) The bill (S. 1117) to establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other 

purposes. 

(31) The bill (H.R. 545) to amend the Omnibus 

Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify 

that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive 

grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine. 

(32) The bill (S. 85) to amend the Omnibus Crime 

Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants 

for confronting the use of methamphetamine. 

(33) The bill (S. 267) to amend the Omnibus Crime 

Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants 

for confronting the use of methamphetamine. 

(34) The bill (H.R. 970) to amend the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the dis-
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tribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other 

purposes. 

(35) The bill (S. 1378) to amend the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution 

of the drug dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. 

(36) The bill (S. 3549) to amend title XIX of the 

Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the 

qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes. 

(37) The bill (S. 906) to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for 

other purposes. 

(38) The bill (H.R. 1534) to prohibit certain sales, 

distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes. 

(39) The resolution (H. Res. 1333) supporting the 

goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month. 

(40) The bill (H.R. 6460) to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and 

for other purposes. 

(41) The bill (S. 2080) to amend the Federal Water 

Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment 
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plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, 

and for other purposes. 

(42) The bill (H.R. 2452) to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly 

owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer 

overflows, and for other purposes. 

(43) The bill (S. 2844) to amend the Federal Water 

Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to 

beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 

(44) The bill (H.R. 2537) to amend the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes. 

Attest: 

Clerk.