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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 1594. An Act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic 

in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the Michael 

A. Marzano Department of Veterans Affairs 

Outpatient Clinic. 

H.R. 2786. An Act to reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native 

Americans. 

H.R. 6098. An Act to amend the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial 

assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 7198. An Act to establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for 

organ donors and the family of organ donors. 

October 15, 2008: 

H.R. 1714. An Act to clarify the boundaries 

of Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam 

Pass Unit FL–64P. 

H.R. 2095. An Act to amend title 49, United 

States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, 

injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to 

authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 4544. An Act to require the issuance of 

medals to recognize the dedication and valor 

of Native American code talkers. 

H.R. 6045. An Act 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. 

H.R. 6063. An Act to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6073. An Act to provide that Federal 

employees receiving their pay by electronic 

funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically. 

H.R. 6083. An Act to authorize funding to 

conduct a national training program for 

State and local prosecutors. 

H.R. 6353. An Act to amend the Controlled 

Substances Act to address online pharmacies. 

H.R. 6469. An Act to amend the Public 

Health Service Act to authorize increased 

Federal funding for the Organ Procurement 

and Transplantation Network. 

H.R. 6524. An Act to authorize the Administrator of General Services to take certain 

actions with respect to parcels of real property located in Eastlake, Ohio, and 

Koochiching County, Minnesota, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 7082. An Act to amend the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary 

of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner 

return information to the Federal Bureau of 

Prisons, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 7177. An Act to authorize the transfer 

of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, 

and for other purposes. 

H.J. Res. 100. A joint resolution appointing 

the day for the convening of the first session 

of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and 

establishing the date for the counting of the 

electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2008. 

October 16, 2008: 

H.R. 2095. An Act to amend title 49, United 

States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, 

injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to 

authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6296. An Act to extend through 2013 

the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on 

the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission. 

H.R. 6531. An Act to amend chapter 13 of 

title 17, United States Code (relating to the 

vessel hull design protection), to clarify the 

definitions of a hull and a deck. 

H.R. 7084. An Act to amend section 114 of 

title 17, United States Code, to provide for 

agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters. 

H.R. 7222. An Act to extend the Andean 

Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes. 

October 20, 2008: 

H.R. 5159. An Act to establish the Office of 

the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office 

of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by 

the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management 

and administration of the Capitol Visitor 

Center, and for other purposes. 

October 21, 2008: 

H.R. 3511. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Murphy A. Tannehill Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 4010. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the ‘‘Minnie Cox Post Office 

Building’’. 

H.R. 4131. An Act to designate a portion of 

California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the ‘‘Juanita 

Millender-McDonald Highway’’. 

H.R. 6558. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ‘‘Gordon N. Chan Post Office 

Building’’. 

H.R. 6681. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as 

the ‘‘Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 6834. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the ‘‘CWO Richard R. Lee Post 

Office Building’’. 

H.R. 6847. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Noah Harris 

Ellijay Post Office Building’’. 

H.R. 6902. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as 

the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes 

Post Office’’. 

H.R. 6982. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 210 South Ellsworth Avenue in San Mateo, 

California, as the ‘‘Leo J. Ryan Post Office 

Building’’. 

October 22, 2008: 

H.R. 6197. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, Tennessee, as 

the ‘‘Pickwick Post Office Building’’. 

November 21, 2008: 

H.R. 6867. An Act to provide for additional 

emergency unemployment compensation. 

December 1, 2008: 

H.R. 5714. An Act to require the Secretary 

of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition 

and celebration of the establishment of the 

United States Army in 1775, to honor the 

American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in 

American society, from the Colonial period 

to today. 

December 2, 2008: 

H.R. 2040. An Act to require the Secretary 

of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

December 19, 2008: 

H.R. 6859. An Act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, 

Georgia, as the ‘‘Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. 

Post Office Building’’. 

December 23, 2008: 

H.R. 6184. An Act to provide for a program 

for circulating quarter dollar coins that are 

emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 7311. An Act 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. 

H.R. 7327. An Act to make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection 

Act of 2006, and for other purposes. 

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SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY THE 

PRESIDENT 

The President notified the Clerk of 

the (Senate) that on the following 

dates he had approved and signed bills 

and joint resolutions of the Senate of 

the following titles: 

October 1, 2008: 

S. 3009. An Act to designate the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ‘‘J. 

James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Building’’. 

October 2, 2008: 

S. 996. An Act to amend title 49, United 

States Code, to expand passenger facility fee 

eligibility for certain noise compatibility 

projects. 

October 3, 2008: 

S. 1760. An Act to amend the Public Health 

Service Act with respect to the Healthy 

Start Initiative. 

S. 2135. An Act to prohibit the recruitment 

or use of child soldiers, to designate persons 

who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and 

for other purposes. 

S.J. Res. 35. A joint resolution to amend 

Public Law 108–331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of 

the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in 

Arizona. 

S.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution expressing 

the consent and approval of Congress to an 

interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence 

River Basin. 

October 7, 2008: 

S. 3015. An Act to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ‘‘Dr. 

Bernard Daly Post Office Building’’. 

S. 3082. An Act to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ‘‘Reverend Earl Abel Post Office 

Building’’. 

October 8, 2008: 

S. 496. An Act to reauthorize and improve 

the program authorized by the Appalachian 

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S. 1046. An Act to modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions in the 

Federal Government, and for other purposes. 

S. 1382. An Act to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to provide for the establishment 

of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry. 

S. 1810. An Act 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. 

S. 2482. An Act to repeal the provision of 

title 46, United States Code, requiring a license for employment in the business of salvaging on the coast of Florida. 

S. 2606. An Act to reauthorize the United 

States Fire Administration, and for other 

purposes. 

S. 2932. An Act 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. 

S. 2982. An Act to amend the Runaway and 

Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. 

S. 3560. An Act to amend title XIX of the 

Social Security Act to provide additional 

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

S. 3597. An Act to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal 

year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009. 

October 9, 2008: 

S. 2840. An Act to establish a liaison with 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 

United States Citizenship and Immigration 

Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces 

and to establish a deadline for processing 

such applications. 

October 10, 2008: 

S. 1492. An Act to improve the quality of 

Federal and State data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and 

to promote the deployment of affordable 

broadband services to all parts of the Nation. 

S. 1582. An Act to reauthorize and amend 

the Hydrographic Services Improvement 

Act, and for other purposes. 

S. 2162. An Act to improve the treatment 

and services provided by the Department of 

Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 

S. 2816. An Act to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of 

the Department of Homeland Security by the 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

S. 3023. An Act to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and 

education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. 

S. 3128. An Act to direct the Secretary of 

the Interior to provide a loan to the White 

Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, 

engineering, and designing a certain water 

system project. 

S. 3606. An Act to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program 

and for other purposes. 

October 13, 2008: 

S. 431. An Act to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 1738. An Act to require the Department 

of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children TaskForce, to 

increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements 

to increase the ability of law enforcement 

agencies to investigate and prosecute child 

predators. 

S. 3296. An Act to extend the authority of 

the United States Supreme Court Police to 

protect court officials off the Supreme Court 

Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice. 

S. 3325. An Act to enhance remedies for 

violations of intellectual property laws, and 

for other purposes. 

S. 3477. An Act to amend title 44, United 

States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence. 

S. 3536. An Act to amend section 5402 of 

title 39, United States Code, to modify the 

authority relating to United States Postal 

Service air transportation contracts, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 3569. An Act to make improvements in 

the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. 

S. 3598. An Act to amend titles 46 and 18, 

United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality. 

S. 3605. An Act to extend the pilot program 

for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. 

October 14, 2008: 

S. 906. An Act to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental 

mercury, and for other purposes. 

S. 1276. An Act to facilitate the creation of 

methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. 

S. 2304. An Act to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided 

to offenders with mental illnesses, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 3001. An Act to authorize appropriations 

for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of 

the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 

Department of Energy, to prescribe military 

personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and 

for other purposes. 

S. 3550. An Act to designate a portion of 

the Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the ‘‘John W. Warner 

Rapids’’. 

October 15, 2008: 

S. 3641. An Act to authorize funding for the 

National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under 

Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as 

a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. 

October 20, 2008: 

S. 3197. An Act to amend title 11, United 

States Code, to exempt for a limited period, 

from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the 

Armed Forces and members of the National 

Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are 

called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 

days. 

December 2, 2008: 

S. 602. An Act to develop the next generation of parental control technology. 

S. 1193. An Act to direct the Secretary of 

the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of 

Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian 

Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for 

other purposes. 

December 19, 2008: 

S.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution ensuring 

that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of 

State are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007. 

December 23, 2008: 

S. 3663. An Act to require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a 

short-term extension of the analog television 

broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition 

to digital television broadcasting. 

S. 3712. An Act to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. 

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SENATE BILL REFERRED 

A bill of the Senate of the following 

title was taken from the Speaker’s 

table and, under the rule, referred as 

follows: 

S. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 

rights of Members of Congress (or any employee of a Member of Congress authorized 

by that Member) to lead tours of the United 

States Capitol complex; to the Committee on 

House Administration. 

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ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 

Ms. Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the 

House, reported and found truly enrolled bills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 

signed by the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. 

HOYER, on Thursday, December 11, 2008: 

H.R. 6184. An act to provide for a program 

for circulating quarter dollar coins that are 

emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 7311. An act 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. 

On Friday, December 12, 2008 

H.R. 7327. An act to make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act 

of 2006, and for other purposes. 

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SENATE ENROLLED BILLS AND 

JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED 

The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. HOYER, 

announced his signature on Thursday, 

December 11, 2008 to enrolled bills and 

a joint resolution of the Senate of the 

following titles: 

S. 3663. An act to require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a 

short-term extension of the analog television 

broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition 

to digital television broadcasting. 

S. 3712. An act to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. 

S. J. Res. 46. Ensuring that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the 

office of Secretary of State are those which 

were in effect on January 1, 2007. 


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