December 9, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10867 

By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. 

PAUL, Mr. GOHMERT, and Mr. BURTON

of Indiana): 

H.R. 7308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and 

local general sales taxes; to the Committee 

on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. 

SHADEGG, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

CARTER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 

PENCE, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mrs. MYRICK, 

Mr. SALI, Mr. AKIN, Mr. MCHENRY, 

Mrs. DRAKE, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. GARRETT

of New Jersey, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, 

Mr. PAUL, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

and Mr. MACK): 

H.R. 7309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend employment 

and income taxes for the first two months of 

2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 

to the Committee on 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 Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 

and Mr. WAXMAN): 

H.R. 7310. A bill to prohibit the implementation or enforcement of certain regulations; 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. 

SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. CONYERS, 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Ms. ZOE

LOFGREN of California): 

H.R. 7311. A bill 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; to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. CLEAVER: 

H.R. 7312. A bill to prohibit the selling and 

counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential 

inaugural ceremony; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

By Mr. MCHUGH (for himself and Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois): 

H.R. 7313. A bill to amend chapter 89 of 

title 5, United States Code, to allow the 

United States Postal Service to pay its share 

of contributions for annuitants’ health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health 

Benefits Fund; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

By Mr. MICHAUD: 

H.R. 7314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to the 

unemployed, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. REHBERG: 

H.R. 7315. A bill to suspend for 2008 and 2009 

the required minimum distribution rules for 

certain defined contribution plans; to the 

Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, 

Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, and Mr. BOOZMAN): 

H.R. 7316. A bill to restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, 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. WILSON of South Carolina: 

H.R. 7317. A bill to direct the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the 

acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to 

Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, 

South Carolina; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina: 

H.R. 7318. A bill to direct the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs to acquire a parcel of land 

adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, 

Beaufort, South Carolina; to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs, 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 Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York (for 

herself, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 

ROYCE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. CROWLEY, 

Mr. COHEN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 

WEINER, Mr. DICKS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 

HIGGINS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. MATHESON, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, 

Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. LEE, Ms. HIRONO, 

Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 

WU, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 

ETHERIDGE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. DAVIS

of Illinois, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. 

CUMMINGS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 

Mr. NADLER, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, 

Mr. HOLT, Mr. CARNEY, Mrs. MILLER

of Michigan, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

of Texas, Mr. HODES, Mr. LANGEVIN, 

Ms. SUTTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

GUTIERREZ, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. SHIMKUS, 

Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. LINDER, Mrs. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. PALLONE, 

Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. 

PASTOR): 

H. Res. 1532. A resolution condemning the 

November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks in 

Mumbai, India, and expressing sympathy to 

the innocent victims from India and around 

the world; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 

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PRIVATE BILLS AND 

RESOLUTIONS 

Under clause 3 of rule XII, private 

bills and resolutions of the following 

titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: 

By Mr. GUTIERREZ: 

H.R. 7319. A bill for the relief of Simeon 

Simeonov, Stela Simeonova, Stoyan 

Simeonov, and Vania Simeonova; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. GUTIERREZ: 

H.R. 7320. A bill for the relief of Rebeca 

Rojas de Guzman; 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. 661: Ms. HARMAN. 

H.R. 2266: Mr. WEINER. 

H.R. 2407: Mr. ABERCROMBIE. 

H.R. 3175: Mr. WEINER. 

H.R. 4109: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. 

H.R. 4138: Mr. HARE. 

H.R. 5615: Mr. PETRI. 

H.R. 5734: Mr. PASTOR, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, and Mr. WEINER. 

H.R. 5927: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 

CAPUANO, Mr. CLAY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 

ETHERIDGE, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JACKSON of 

Illinois, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, 

Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MOORE of 

Kansas, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 

RANGEL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. STARK, and Mr. 

TOWNS. 

H.R. 5935: Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. 

H.R. 6134: Mr. BILBRAY. 

H.R. 6157: Mr. HINCHEY. 

H.R. 6201: Mr. HARE. 

H.R. 6597: Mrs. MALONEY of New York. 

H.R. 6598: Ms. HARMAN. 

H.R. 6801: Mr. WALSH of New York. 

H.R. 6873: Mr. MOORE of Kansas. 

H.R. 6949: Mr. HONDA. 

H.R. 7157: Mr. WHITFIELD of Kentucky. 

H.R. 7275: Mr. MCHUGH. 

H.R. 7277: Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. DANIEL E. 

LUNGREN of California, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. MACK, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. WITTMAN of Virginia, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. COBLE, Mr. WOLF, 

Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. KIRK. 

H.R. 7281: Mr. FILNER. 

H.R. 7296: Mr. STARK, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. LEE, 

and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. 

H.J. Res. 101: Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. 

SENSENBRENNER, and Ms. KAPTUR. 

H. Res. 1037: Mr. BAIRD. 

H. Res. 1064: Mr. COURTNEY. 

H. Res. 1120: Mr. MCCAUL of Texas. 

H. Res. 1397: Mr. ACKERMAN. 

H. Res. 1475: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. 

H. Res. 1531: Ms. LEE, Mr. STARK, Mr. 

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs. MALONEY of 

New York, Mr. PASTOR, and Mr. LEWIS of 

Georgia. 


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