October 2, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10699 

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON 

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 

Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of 

committees were delivered to the Clerk 

for printing and reference to the proper 

calendar, as follows: 

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts: Committee 

on Financial Services. H.R. 6694. A bill to revise the requirements for seller-financed 

downpayments for mortgages for single-family housing insured by the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development under title 

II of the National Housing Act and to authorize risk-based insurance premiums for 

certain mortgagors under such mortgages; 

with an amendment (Rept. 110–905). Referred 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union. 

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts: Committee 

on Financial Services. H.R. 840. A bill to 

amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons 

under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 110–906). 

Referred to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union. 

Ms. SLAUGHTER: Committee on Rules. 

House Resolution 1525. Resolution providing 

for consideration of the Senate amendments 

to the bill (H.R. 1424) to amend section 712 of 

the Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health 

Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the 

provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health 

plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis 

of genetic information with respect to health 

insurance and employment, and for other 

purposes (Rept. 110–907). Referred to the 

House Calendar. 

Ms. SUTTON: Committee on Rules. House 

Resolution 1526. Resolution providing for 

consideration of motions to suspend the 

rules and waiving a requirement of clause 

6(a) of the rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from 

the Committee on Rules (Rept. 110–908). Referred to the House Calendar. 

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TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED 

BILLS 

Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII the 

following actions were taken by the 

Speaker: 

H.R. 554. Referral to the Committees on 

Agriculture and the Judiciary extended for a 

period ending not later than October 3, 2008. 

H.R. 948. Referral to the Committee on 

Ways and Means extended for a period ending 

not later than October 3, 2008. 

H.R. 1717. Referral to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce extended for a period 

ending not later than October 3, 2008. 

H.R. 1746. Referral to the Committees on 

Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government 

Reform, and the Judiciary for a period ending not later than October 3, 2008. 

H.R. 5577. Referral to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce extended for a period 

ending not later than October 3, 2008. 

H.R. 6357. Referral to the Committee on 

Ways and Means extended for a period ending 

not later than October 3, 2008. 

H.R. 6598. Referral to the Committee on 

Agriculture extended for a period ending not 

later than October 3, 2008. 

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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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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors 

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: 

H.R. 154: Mr. COURTNEY. 

H.R. 279: Mr. ROHRABACHER. 

H.R. 303: Mr. ANDREWS. 

H.R. 579: Mr. ANDREWS. 

H.R. 661: Mr. BOUCHER. 

H.R. 715: Ms. DELAURO, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 

Minnesota, Mr. HONDA, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia. 


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