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titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: 

By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: 

H.R. 7272. A bill to prohibit the use of funds 

to transfer individuals detained by the 

United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba, to Naval Consolidated Brig, 

Charleston, South Carolina; to the Committee on Armed Services. 

By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and 

Mr. LATOURETTE): 

H.R. 7273. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line 

deduction against individual income tax for 

interest on indebtedness and for State and 

local sales and excise taxes with respect to 

the purchase of certain motor vehicles; to 

the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. 

PLATTS, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 

Texas): 

H.R. 7274. A bill to amend title III of the 

Public Health Service Act to provide for the 

establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines with respect 

to student athletes, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. BURTON

of Indiana, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. SHAYS, 

Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, 

Mr. SOUDER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. TOM

DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. AKIN): 

H.R. 7275. A bill to establish the Financial 

Oversight Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, 

Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, Mr. JONES of North 

Carolina, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. PAUL, 

Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 

LAMBORN, and Mr. MCCAUL of Texas): 

H.R. 7276. A bill to amend the Emergency 

Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require 

prior approval by the Congress for expenditures from the third tranche, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Financial 

Services. 

By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself 

and Mr. BACHUS): 

H.R. 7277. A bill to suspend the beginning 

date for required distributions from certain 

retirement plans, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: 

H.R. 7278. A bill to suspend the beginning 

date for required distributions from defined 

contribution plans based on attainment of 

age 70 1/2, to waive the 10 percent penalty on 

withdrawals from qualified retirement plans 

during 2008 and 2009 for financial hardship, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mrs. BIGGERT: 

H.R. 7279. A bill to provide for a 3-year suspension of the minimum distribution requirements for defined contribution plans; to 

the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: 

H.R. 7280. A bill to amend part D of title IV 

of the Social Security Act to prohibit States 

from charging child support recipients for 

the collection of child support; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida: 

H.R. 7281. A bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to 

States to carry out election administration 

improvement plans; to the Committee on 

House Administration. 

By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. 

BERKLEY): 

H.R. 7282. A bill to promote conservation 

and provide for sensible development in Carson City, Nevada, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 

addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. KING of New York: 

H.R. 7283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at 

which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin from 70 1/2 

to 75, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia: 

H.R. 7284. A bill to amend the Clean Air 

Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 

transportation fuel sold in the United 

States; to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce. 

By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia: 

H.R. 7285. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase 

in the maximum level of fees authorized to 

be charged by representatives with respect 

to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits 

and to require cost-of-living adjustments to 

such level of authorized fees; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for 

herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. WEINER, 

Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 

WALSH of New York, Mr. SERRANO, 

Mr. REYNOLDS, Mrs. MCCARTHY of 

New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KING of 

New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. NADLER, 

Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. 

MCNULTY, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BISHOP of New 

York, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. ARCURI): 

H.R. 7286. A bill to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New 

York, as the ‘‘Geraldine Ferraro Post Office 

Building’’; to the Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform. 

By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD): 

H.R. 7287. A bill to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to establish a Wellness 

Trust; to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce. 

By Ms. MATSUI: 

H.R. 7288. A bill to allow flood insurance 

coverage under the national flood insurance 

program for new structures designed to protect public safety that are located in special 

flood hazard zones, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York: 

H.R. 7289. A bill to provide grants to promote financial literacy; to the Committee on 

Education and Labor. 

By Mr. MICHAUD: 

H.R. 7290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include 

electricity produced from biomass for on-site 

use; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Ms. NORTON: 

H.R. 7291. A bill to direct the Secretary of 

Homeland Security to develop and construct 

a facility on the campus of Saint Elizabeths 

Hospital in the District of Columbia to serve 

as the headquarters for the United States 

Coast Guard; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

By Mr. ROHRABACHER: 

H.R. 7292. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees 

consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock; to the Committee on Ways and 

Means. 

By Mr. SESTAK: 

H.R. 7293. A bill to suspend for 2008 and 2009 

the required minimum distribution requirements with respect to certain defined contribution plans to the extent the interest of 

an individual in such plans does not exceed 

$300,000; to the Committee on Ways and 

Means. 

By Mr. SMITH of Washington: 

H.R. 7294. A bill to amend title 10, United 

States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay 

from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any 

law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have 

a combat-related disability, as defined under 

section 1413a of such title; to the Committee 

on Armed Services. 

By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. 

LAMBORN, Mr. POE, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 

LATTA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. BARTLETT of 

Maryland, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. CONAWAY, 

and Mr. MCCAUL of Texas): 

H.J. Res. 101. A joint resolution relating to 

the disapproval of obligations under the 

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 

2008; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. MALONEY of 

New York, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. TOWNS, 

Ms. CLARKE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 

Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 

STARK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. CARSON, Ms. RICHARDSON, 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. MEEKS of 

New York, Ms. CASTOR, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. 

HOLDEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. 

WATSON, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. HINCHEY, 

Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MEEK of Florida, 

Mr. FATTAH, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

RUSH, and Ms. MATSUI): 

H. Res. 1529. A resolution acknowledging 

the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress; to the 

Committee on House Administration. 

By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey): 

H. Res. 1530. A resolution calling on the 

State Department to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a ‘‘Country of Particular Concern’’ with respect to religious 

freedom; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

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MEMORIALS 

Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials 

were presented and referred as follows: 

374. The SPEAKER presented a memorial 

of the Senate of Pennsylvania, relative to 

Senate Resolution No. 406 establishing ‘‘Hydrocephalus Awareness Month’’; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

375. Also, a memorial of the Senate of 

Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution 

No. 375 dealing with natural gas markets; to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

376. Also, a memorial of the Senate of California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution 

No. 17 relating to the ecumenical patriarchate; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

377. Also, a memorial of the Senate of 

Michigan, relative to Senate Resolution No. 

222, memorializing the Congress of the 

United States to enact legislation to help revitalize the economy in states with exceptionally high rates of unemployment by the 


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creation of a Recovery State Renaissance 

Zone Act; to the Committee on Ways and 

Means. 

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PRIVATE BILLS AND 

RESOLUTIONS 

Under clause 3 of rule XII, 

Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced a bill (H.R. 

7295) for the relief of Francisca Lino; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors 

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: 

H.R. 154: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 279: Mrs. MYRICK. 

H.R. 468: Mr. CROWLEY. 

H.R. 661: Mr. ADERHOLT and Mr. BRADY of 

Pennsylvania. 

H.R. 741: Mr. WESTMORELAND. 

H.R. 891: Mr. ADERHOLT. 

H.R. 962: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 1280: Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 

ADERHOLT, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and 

Mrs. TAUSCHER. 

H.R. 1524: Ms. GIFFORDS. 

H.R. 1606: Mr. COHEN. 

H.R. 1801: Mr. KIRK. 

H.R. 1921: Mr. MEEKS of New York. 

H.R. 2052: Mr. LEVIN. 

H.R. 2390: Mrs. MALONEY of New York. 

H.R. 2495: Mr. FILNER. 

H.R. 2567: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. 

H.R. 3001: Mr. FATTAH. 

H.R. 3212: Mr. HARE and Mr. COHEN. 

H.R. 3234: Mrs. BIGGERT. 

H.R. 3294: Mr. FATTAH. 

H.R. 3334: Mr. ROTHMAN and Mr. HIGGINS. 

H.R. 3404: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. 

H.R. 3457: Mrs. GILLIBRAND. 

H.R. 3652: Mr. CUMMINGS. 

H.R. 3750: Mr. MOORE of Kansas. 

H.R. 3753: Mr. WAMP. 

H.R. 3834: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 3995: Mr. CULBERSON. 

H.R. 4048: Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. 

H.R. 4450: Mr. CARNEY. 

H.R. 5028: Mrs. MALONEY of New York. 

H.R. 5191: Mr. MCCAUL of Texas. 

H.R. 5447: Mr. CUMMINGS. 

H.R. 5573: Mr. HINCHEY and Mr. HALL of 

New York. 

H.R. 5615: Mr. HOLDEN. 

H.R. 5674: Mr. HINCHEY. 

H.R. 5698: Mr. ELLSWORTH and Mr. FATTAH. 

H.R. 5734: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

ETHERIDGE, Mr. ROTHMAN, and Mr. 

RUPPERSBERGER. 

H.R. 5762: Mrs. TAUSCHER. 

H.R. 5793: Ms. RICHARDSON and Ms. ROYBALALLARD. 

H.R. 5802: Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland. 

H.R. 5823: Ms. WOOLSEY. 

H.R. 5838: Mr. BISHOP of New York. 

H.R. 5936: Mr. BOOZMAN. 

H.R. 5979: Mr. COHEN. 

H.R. 6151: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. 

H.R. 6201: Mr. MOORE of Kansas. 

H.R. 6228: Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. 

H.R. 6259: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 6453: Mr. ALEXANDER. 

H.R. 6462: Mr. HINCHEY. 

H.R. 6549: Mr. GALLEGLY and Ms. ZOE

LOFGREN of California. 

H.R. 6567: Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SARBANES, and 

Mr. PLATTS. 

H.R. 6598: Mr. ROTHMAN and Mr. FATTAH. 

H.R. 6815: Mr. HINCHEY and Mr. KUCINICH. 

H.R. 6885: Mr. PUTNAM. 

H.R. 6930: Mr. CRENSHAW and Mr. FILNER. 

H.R. 6939: Mr. COHEN and Mr. KAGEN. 

H.R. 6949: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 6955: Mr. CULBERSON. 

H.R. 7063: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. 

H.R. 7114: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey and Mr. 

EMANUEL. 

H.R. 7164: Mr. MEEKS of New York. 

H.R. 7187: Mr. UPTON, Mr. SESSIONS, and 

Mr. DELAHUNT. 

H.R. 7189: Mrs. BONO MACK. 

H.R. 7219: Mr. WEXLER. 

H.R. 7241: Ms. MATSUI, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. 

WOOLSEY, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. BERMAN. 

H.R. 7252: Mr. AKIN. 

H. Con. Res. 81: Mr. KENNEDY. 

H. Con. Res. 342: Mr. COURTNEY. 

H. Con. Res. 424: Mrs. DAVIS of California. 

H. Con. Res. 434: Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. WAMP, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. HINCHEY. 

H. Res. 679: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

CAPUANO, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. 

FORTENBERRY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 

DELAHUNT, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. 

H. Res. 1171: Mr. BOREN. 

H. Res. 1328: Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. HINOJOSA, 

Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, 

and Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H. Res. 1397: Mr. HINCHEY. 

H. Res. 1404: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DUNCAN, 

Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. CARTER, and Mr. AL GREEN of 

Texas. 

H. Res. 1405: Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. WATSON, Mr. POE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. ACKERMAN, 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. MACK, Mr. WU, Ms. 

LINDA T. SA ́ NCHEZ of California, Mr. SCOTT of 

Georgia, and Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. 

H. Res. 1458: Mr. BECERRA, Ms. RICHARDSON, 

Mr. BERMAN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. 

FUDGE, Ms. BORDALLO, and Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN. 

H. Res. 1462: Mr. L

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YNCH and Mr. STARK. 

PETITIONS, ETC. 

Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions 

and papers were laid on the clerk’s 

desk and referred as follows: 

335. The SPEAKER presented a petition of 

the San Francisco Labor Council, relative to 

a resolution opposing any taxpayer-financed 

blank check bailout of the financial system; 

to the Committee on Financial Services. 

336. Also, a petition of the San Francisco 

Labor Council, relative to a resolution opposing any taxpayer-financed blank check 

bailout of the financial system; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

337. Also, a petition of the California State 

Lands Commission, relative to a resolution 

requesting that Congress continue to enact, 

and the President reinstitute, the moratorium on oil and gas leasing within protected 

offshore areas; to the Committee on Natural 

Resources. 

338. Also, a petition of the Chemung County Legislature, relative to Resolution No. 08- 

448 supporting changes to the federal highway trust fund to insure its long-term solvency; to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure. 

339. Also, a petition of the California State 

Lands Commission, relative to a resolution 

supporting the enactment of the Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy 

for the 21st Century Act (HR 21) and the National Oceans Protection Act of 2008 (S3314); 

jointly to the Committees on Natural Resources and Science and Technology. 


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