H10856 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 20, 2008 

Closely Approaching Retirement Age [Docket Number: SSA–2008–0031] (RIN: 0960–AG68) 

received October 29, 2008, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

9598. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting notification of 

his decision to extend the period of production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves for a 

period of three years from April 5, 2009, the 

expiration date of the currently authorized 

period of production, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 

7422(c)(2)(B); jointly to the Committees on 

Armed Services and Energy and Commerce. 

9599. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the tenth Annual Report on the 

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 

(HCFAC) Program for Fiscal Year 2007, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395i; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways 

and Means. 

9600. A letter from the Officer for Civil 

Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of 

Homeland Security, transmitting the Department’s second quarterly report covering 

the period from January 1, 2008 to March 31, 

2008 as required by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 

2007, Pub. L. 110–53; jointly to the Committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary. 

9601. A letter from the Program Manager, 

Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 

Service’s final rule—Final Rules for Group 

Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers 

Under the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health 

Protection Act [TD 9427] (RIN: 1545–BG82) received October 20, 2008, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on 

Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and 

Education and Labor. 

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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. REYES: Permanent Select Committee 

on Intelligence. Security Clearance Reform: 

Upgrading the Gateway to the National Security Community (Rept. 110–916). Referred 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union. 

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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. NADLER: 

H.R. 7296. A bill to delay the implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 

90 days of the final term a President serves; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas: 

H.R. 7297. A bill Emergency Automobile Industry American Jobs Protection Act of 2008; 

to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. 

PAUL, and Ms. FOXX): 

H.R. 7298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for expensing certain depreciable 

business assets and to allow a deduction for 

the original purchase of domestically manufactured automobiles; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mr. CANNON (for himself and Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO): 

H.R. 7299. A bill to direct the Secretary of 

Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder; to the Committee 

on Armed Services, and in addition to the 

Committee on Veterans’ 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. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia): 

H.R. 7300. A bill to provide for the proper 

application under the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986 of the limitations on built-in losses 

following an ownership change of a bank; to 

the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, 

Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, 

Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, 

and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ): 

H.R. 7301. A bill to provide for the 

conveyence of a parcel of land held by the 

Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Ms. DEGETTE: 

H.R. 7302. A bill to amend the Public 

Health Service Act with respect to health 

professions education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. GOHMERT: 

H.R. 7303. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a one-time, $1,500 

credit against income tax for the purchase 

an automobile manufactured in the United 

States; to the Committee on Ways and 

Means. 

By Mr. GOHMERT: 

H.R. 7304. A bill to amend the Controlled 

Substances Act to address the use of 

intrathecal pumps; 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. GOHMERT: 

H.R. 7305. A bill to immediately terminate 

the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to purchase troubled 

assets, to require the Secretary to make insurance of troubled mortgage-backed securities available for purchase, and to provide incentives to reinvest foreign earnings in the 

United States, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Financial Services, 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. GOHMERT: 

H.R. 7306. A bill to immediately terminate 

the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to purchase troubled 

assets and to make a portion of the unused 

funding for such program available to meet 

critical infrastructure needs in the United 

States; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy 

and Commerce, and 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. HODES (for himself, Mr. 

DELAHUNT, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 

Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

GUTIERREZ, Mr. MILLER of North 

Carolina, and Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of 

California): 

H.R. 7307. A bill to help struggling families 

stay in their homes and to ensure that taxpayers are protected when the Secretary of 

the Treasury purchases equity shares in financial institutions; to the Committee on 

Financial Services, 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. NADLER: 

H. Res. 1531. A resolution expressing the 

sense of the House of Representatives that 

the President of the United States should 

not issue pardons to senior members of his 

administration during the final 90 days of his 

term of office; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

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MEMORIALS 

Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials 

were presented and referred as follows: 

378. The Speaker presented a memorial of 

the Senate of Michigan, relative to Senate 

Resolution No. 200 supporting additional 

funding to expand Amtrak’s capacity and 

routes in Michigan; to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS TO PUBLIC 

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors 

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: 

H.R. 736: Mr. GOODLATTE. 

H.R. 1322: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut and 

Mr. FATTAH. 

H.R. 1801: Mr. HONDA. 

H.R. 1884: Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. 

H.R. 1921: Ms. WATSON. 

H.R. 2049: Mr. SHERMAN. 

H.R. 2208: Mr. ALTMIRE. 

H.R. 2329: Mr. SCHIFF. 

H.R. 2514: Mr. PASTOR. 

H.R. 2596: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. 

H.R. 3257: Ms. HIRONO and Mr. ALEXANDER. 

H.R. 3609: Mr. CAPUANO and Ms. EDWARDS

of Maryland. 

H.R. 4173: Mr. SESTAK. 

H.R. 5580: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. TOWNS. 

H.R. 5734: Mr. ALEXANDER. 

H.R. 5756: Mr. GORDON. 

H.R. 5852: Mr. DOYLE and Mr. WEINER. 

H.R. 5950: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 6057: Ms. HIRONO. 

H.R. 6310: Mr. ROSS. 

H.R. 6337: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 6404: Mr. WU, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. MCCOTTER. 

H.R. 6548: Mr. ROTHMAN. 

H.R. 6873: Mr. CLAY and Mr. LANGEVIN. 

H.R. 6941: Mr. STARK, Ms. WATSON, and 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO. 

H.R. 7023: Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. 

H.R. 7187: Mr. CRAMER. 

H.R. 7273: Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. 

HOLT, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

LOBIONDO, Mr. PAUL, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 

Texas, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. 

MCKEON, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. 

HOLDEN. 

H.R. 7276: Mr. PITTS, Ms. FOXX, and Mr. 

FORTENBERRY. 

H.R. 7277: Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. EHLERS, 

Mr. PAUL, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. 

UPTON, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. 

FOXX, and Mr. BONNER. 

H.J. Res. 101: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. KING of 

Iowa, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. 

PLATTS, and Mr. SHADEGG. 


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