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112. A letter from the Assistant Secretary 

for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department’s annual report for fiscal year 2007 on the activities of the ForeignTrade Zones Board, pursuant to Section 16 of 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

113. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department’s FY 2006 annual report on the Child Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to Section 452(a) of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Ways 

and Means. 

114. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ‘‘Evaluation of 

Phase I of the Medicare Health Support Pilot 

Program Under Traditional Fee-for-Service 

Medicare: 18-Month Interim Analysis,’’ pursuant to Section 721(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways 

and Means. 

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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. MCGOVERN: Committee on Rules. 

House Resolution 62. Resolution providing 

for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 384) 

to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and 

ensure accountability under such Program, 

and for other purposes (Rept. 111–3). Referred 

to the House Calendar. 

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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. RAHALL: 

H.R. 493. A bill to direct the Secretary of 

the Interior to promulgate regulations concerning the storage and disposal of matter 

referred to as ‘‘other wastes’’ in the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Natural Resources. 

By Mr. SPRATT: 

H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 

1974 to require the Secretary of Labor to certify a group of workers in a subdivision of a 

firm as eligible to apply for assistance under 

the trade adjustment assistance program if 

the subdivision is a seller of articles of the 

firm that employed a group of workers who 

received a certification of eligibility under 

such program and such sales are related to 

the article that was the basis for such certification; to the Committee on Ways and 

Means. 

By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. 

TEAGUE, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. REYES): 

H.R. 495. A bill to authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit 

sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for 

use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 

the Committee on Foreign 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. 

LEVIN, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, 

Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 

DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. VISCLOSKY, 

Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. ALTMIRE, and Mr. SCHAUER): 

H.R. 496. A bill to amend United States 

trade laws to eliminate foreign barriers to 

exports of United States goods and services, 

to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to 

strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property rights and health and 

safety laws at United States borders, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Homeland Security, 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. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mr. 

RAHALL, and Mr. PAUL): 

H.R. 497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for 

improving mine safety; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mr. MITCHELL (for himself and Mr. 

KIRK): 

H.R. 498. A bill to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself 

and Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida): 

H.R. 499. A bill to amend title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply 

to nonmarket economy countries, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, 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. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. KIRK, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

LEVIN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ROGERS of 

Michigan, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. 

MCCOTTER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. UPTON, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. 

SUTTON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 

BALDWIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. CONYERS): 

H.R. 500. A bill to establish a collaborative 

program to protect the Great Lakes, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 

to the Committees on Natural Resources, 

Science and Technology, and House Administration, 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. BACA: 

H.R. 501. A bill to require that the poverty 

line determined for the State of Alaska be 

used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition 

Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; to the Committee 

on Agriculture, 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 Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. 

BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BROUN

of Georgia, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 

FLEMING, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. 

SESSIONS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr. 

SCALISE): 

H.R. 502. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health care 

choice by providing for the tax deductibility 

of medical expenses by individuals; to the 

Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. 

BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ACKERMAN, 

Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BILBRAY, Mrs. 

BONO MACK, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. 

CAPUANO, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

CUMMINGS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 

DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 

GALLEGLY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL

of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. INGLIS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

KIRK, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. 

KUCINICH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 

LOBIONDO, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 

California, Mr. MITCHELL, Ms. MOORE

of Wisconsin, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 

Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. 

PAYNE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. 

RANGEL, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, 

Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 

Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 

SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. SUTTON, 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WEXLER, 

Mr. WHITFIELD, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 

WU, and Mr. YOUNG of Florida): 

H.R. 503. A bill to amend title 18, United 

States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. 

SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. FRANK

of Massachusetts): 

H.R. 504. A bill to amend title XVIII of the 

Social Security Act to cover hearing aids 

and auditory rehabilitation services under 

the Medicare Program; 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. BOREN: 

H.R. 505. A bill to amend section 119 of title 

17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the 

State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions 

of local network stations in that State; to 

the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania: 

H.R. 506. A bill to provide immediate fiscal 

relief to cities experiencing serious budget 

deficits by providing funds for payments to 

qualified local governments; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. 

HERGER): 

H.R. 507. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for taxable years 

beginning in 2008 or 2009; to the Committee 

on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa: 

H.R. 508. A bill to allow a refundable credit 

against Federal income tax for the purchase 

of digital-to-analog converter boxes for taxpayers who did not use coupons; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

for a period to be subsequently determined 

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By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: 

H.R. 509. A bill to reauthorize the Marine 

Turtle Conservation Act of 2004; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. RYAN of 

Wisconsin, Mr. BOREN, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 

MILLER of Florida, Mr. TANNER, Mr. 

ALTMIRE, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. 

MATHESON, Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 

MCHUGH, and Mrs. BACHMANN): 

H.R. 510. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers’ excise tax on 

recreational equipment be paid quarterly; to 

the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. COSTELLO: 

H.R. 511. A bill to authorize the Secretary 

of Agriculture to terminate certain easements held by the Secretary on land owned 

by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to 

terminate associated contractual arrangements with the Village; to the Committee on 

Agriculture. 

By Mrs. DAVIS of California: 

H.R. 512. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain 

State election administration officials from 

actively participating in electoral campaigns; to the Committee on House Administration. 

By Mr. FORBES: 

H.R. 513. A bill to ensure the energy independence of the United States by promoting 

research, development, demonstration, and 

commercial application of technologies 

through a system of grants and prizes on the 

scale of the original Manhattan Project; to 

the Committee on Science and Technology. 

By Mr. GALLEGLY: 

H.R. 514. A bill to provide that certain 

amendments made by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 

Regulation Z to prohibit certain unfair, abusive or deceptive home mortgage lending 

practices and restricts certain other mortgage practice shall take effect as a matter of 

law and a new effective date, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Financial 

Services. 

By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. TERRY, Mr. MATHESON, Mrs. 

CAPPS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 

CHANDLER, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. ESHOO, 

Mr. FILNER, Mr. HILL, Mr. BARROW, 

Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. MELANCON, Ms. 

LEE of California, Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. 

WOOLSEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MOORE of 

Kansas, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. WHITFIELD, 

Mr. WEXLER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 

Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD): 

H.R. 515. A bill to prohibit the importation 

of certain low-level radioactive waste into 

the United States; 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. HARE (for himself, Mr. RUSH, 

Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. LIPINSKI, 

Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. BEAN, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KIRK, Ms. 

HALVORSON, Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs. 

BIGGERT, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Illinois, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. SCHOCK, 

and Mr. SHIMKUS): 

H.R. 516. A bill to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, 

as the ‘‘Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building‘‘; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. 

RODRIGUEZ, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

WEINER, Ms. BEAN, and Ms. SHEAPORTER): 

H.R. 517. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the dependent 

care credit to take into account expenses for 

care of parents and grandparents who do not 

live with the taxpayer; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. 

RODRIGUEZ, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

WEINER, Ms. BEAN, and Ms. SHEAPORTER): 

H.R. 518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the current 

education tax incentives as one credit 

against income tax for qualified tuition and 

related expenses; to the Committee on Ways 

and Means. 

By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. 

RODRIGUEZ, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

WEINER, Ms. BEAN, and Ms. SHEAPORTER): 

H.R. 519. A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support 

program under the Older Americans Act of 

1965, and for the National Clearinghouse for 

Long-Term Care Information, for fiscal years 

2010, 2011, and 2012; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, and Ms. LEE of California): 

H.R. 520. A bill to accelerate motor fuel 

savings nationwide and provide incentives to 

registered owners of high fuel consumption 

automobiles to replace such automobiles 

with fuel efficient automobiles or public 

transportation, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 (for himself 

and Mr. GONZALEZ): 

H.R. 521. A bill to amend the Public Health 

Service Act to provide for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. KING of New York: 

H.R. 522. A bill to amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse 

Prevention Act to authorize the Federal 

Trade Commission to issue new rules to prohibit any telemarketing calls during the 

hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. KING of New York: 

H.R. 523. A bill to establish a United States 

Boxing Commission to administer the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, 

Mr. NUNES, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PETRI, Mr. HALL of New 

York, and Mr. BLUMENAUER): 

H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of 

the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile 

for purposes of the charitable contributions 

deduction and to exclude charitable mileage 

reimbursements from gross income; to the 

Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia: 

H.R. 525. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule 

of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 

2009; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. MARSHALL: 

H.R. 526. A bill to establish the Ocmulgee 

National Heritage Corridor in the State of 

Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida): 

H.R. 527. A bill to amend the Truth in 

Lending Act to permit deferrals on certain 

home mortgage foreclosures for a limited period to allow homeowners to take remedial 

action, to require home mortgage servicers 

to provide advance notice of any upcoming 

reset of the mortgage interest rate, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. MCHUGH: 

H.R. 528. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping 

from the harbor maintenance tax; to the 

Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. MEEK of Florida: 

H.R. 529. A bill to establish in the Department of Justice the Nationwide Mortgage 

Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud 

in the United States, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California 

(for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. 

DREIER, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. ROHRABACHER): 

H.R. 530. A bill to amend the Reclamation 

Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 

Interior to participate in the Prado Basin 

Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program 

to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize 

the Secretary to participate in the Lower 

Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Mrs. MYRICK: 

H.R. 531. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that the Commissioner of Social Security notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security 

account numbers; to the Committee on Ways 

and Means. 

By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: 

H.R. 532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways 

and Means. 

By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: 

H.R. 533. A bill to make full estate tax repeal, small business expensing, and SECA 

tax deduction for health insurance permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: 

H.R. 534. A bill to improve the ability of 

Congress to set spending priorities and enforce spending limits; to the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and in 

addition to the Committees on Rules, and 

the Budget, 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. NEUGEBAUER: 

H.R. 535. A bill to amend title 44 of the 

United States Code to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for 

first-time paperwork violations by small 

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Oversight and Government Reform, and in 

addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. PASCRELL (for himself and 

Mr. BOREN): 

H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned 

income tax credit; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. 

DAVIS of Alabama, and Ms. SUTTON): 

H.R. 537. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume 

cap for private activity bonds shall not apply 

to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of 

water and sewage facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and 

Mr. BOREN): 

H.R. 538. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the earned income threshold applicable to the refundable 

portion of the child tax credit and to increase the age limit for such credit; to the 

Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. JONES, 

and Mr. POE of Texas): 

H.R. 539. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of 

the Federal courts, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. PLATTS: 

H.R. 540. A bill to amend the Richard B. 

Russell National School Lunch Act to make 

permanent the summer food service pilot 

project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and 

apply it to rural areas of every State; to the 

Committee on Education and Labor. 

By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. 

COBLE): 

H.R. 541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an inflation 

adjustment of the base amounts used to determine the amount of Social Security benefits included in gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. PUTNAM: 

H.R. 542. A bill to amend titles XIX and 

XXI of the Social Security Act to permit 

States to rely on findings from an express 

plan agency to conduct simplified eligibility 

determinations under Medicaid and the 

State Children’s Health Insurance Program; 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. 

CANTOR): 

H.R. 543. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of the 

tentative minimum tax for noncorporate 

taxpayers to 24 percent; to the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

By Mr. ROYCE: 

H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts in a 

health flexible spending arrangement that 

are unused during a plan year to be carried 

over to subsequent plan years or deposited 

into certain health or retirement plans; to 

the Committee on Ways and Means. 

By Mr. SIMPSON: 

H.R. 545. A bill to rename the Snake River 

Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in 

the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson 

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley 

Nelson, an international authority on birds 

of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Natural Resources. 

By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for 

himself and Ms. GIFFORDS): 

H.R. 546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain solar energy credits as refundable credits, to allow a 

new refundable credit for equipment used to 

manufacture solar energy property, to waive 

the application of the subsidized financing 

rules to such property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. BERRY (for himself, Mr. 

BOOZMAN, Mr. ROSS, and Mr. SNYDER): 

H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution 

commending the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard 

upon its completion of a second deployment 

in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; to 

the Committee on Armed Services. 

By Mr. PENCE: 

H. Res. 59. A resolution electing a minority 

member to a standing committee; considered 

and agreed to. 

By Ms. FALLIN (for herself, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. COLE, Mr. LUCAS, and Mr. 

BOREN): 

H. Res. 60. A resolution recognizing and 

commending University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford for winning the 2008 

Heisman Trophy and for his academic and 

athletic accomplishments; to the Committee 

on Education and Labor. 

By Mr. PERLMUTTER: 

H. Res. 61. A resolution providing for the 

attendance of the House at the Inaugural 

Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States; considered and 

agreed to. 

By Mr. KING of New York: 

H. Res. 63. A resolution supporting the 

goals and ideals of the Knights of Pythias; to 

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 

By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: 

H. Res. 64. A resolution commending efforts in Texas to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encouraging other 

States to adopt similar solutions; to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. 

MEEKS of New York, Ms. MOORE of 

Wisconsin, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. WATT, 

Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. CORRINE BROWN

of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Ms. 

CLARKE, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. BARROW, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 

Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana): 

H. Res. 65. A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for efforts to increase financial literacy in the 

United States and recognizing the work of 

John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about 

the importance of financial and economic 

literacy; to the Committee on Financial 

Services. 

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors 

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: 

H.R. 2: Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. HINOJOSA, and 

Mr. KAGEN. 

H.R. 16: Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. 

H.R. 25: Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. 

H.R. 31: Mr. OLVER, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. NADLER of New York, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, and Mr. AL

GREEN of Texas. 

H.R. 40: Mr. COHEN. 

H.R. 81: Mr. ACKERMAN. 

H.R. 85: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BROWN

of South Carolina, and Mr. GALLEGLY. 

H.R. 97: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. 

H.R. 104: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. 

H.R. 106: Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey. 

H.R. 131: Mr. ROHRABACHER. 

H.R. 144: Ms. WATERS, Mr. CUMMINGS, and 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. 

H.R. 156: Mr. PETERSON, Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. BROUN of Georgia. 

H.R. 173: Mr. HILL, and Mr. ELLSWORTH. 

H.R. 176: Mr. MCGOVERN. 

H.R. 179: Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, and Ms. MCCOLLUM. 

H.R. 200: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia. 

H.R. 201: Mr. COBLE. 

H.R. 205: Mr. PLATTS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 

PRICE of Georgia, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. 

EHLERS. 

H.R. 223: Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mrs. 

CAPPS, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. LEE of California, 

and Mr. GRIJALVA. 

H.R. 226: Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. ROGERS of 

Alabama, Mr. ISSA, Mr. LEE of New York, 

Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 

ROONEY, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, 

and Mr. BUYER. 

H.R. 230: Mr. DINGELL. 

H.R. 240: Mr. PLATTS, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

RADANOVICH, Mr. COLE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. MCHENRY, 

Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 

BARTLETT, Mr. PENCE, Mr. HARPER, Ms. 

FALLIN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BONNER, Mr. 

SCALISE, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. AKIN, and Mr. 

JORDAN of Ohio. 

H.R. 283: Mr. TIBERI. 

H.R. 292: Mr. HALL of New York. 

H.R. 301: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. BISHOP

of Utah, Mr. GALLEGLY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 

DUNCAN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mrs. BACHMANN, 

Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. COLE, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, 

Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BROWN

of South Carolina, Mr. WILSON of South 

Carolina, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. 

MARCHANT, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PENCE, Mr. HARPER, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. ISSA, 

Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 

AKIN, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, and Mr. 

PRICE of Georgia. 

H.R. 321: Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. 

H.R. 362: Mr. SKELTON and Mr. BOREN. 

H.R. 385: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. 

H.R. 386: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 

Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. WATSON, and Mr. HINOJOSA. 

H.R. 392: Mr. PITTS, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. 

ADERHOLT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. RADANOVICH, and Mr. 

TERRY. 

H.R. 445: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, 

Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. 

MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. 

H.J. Res. 1: Mr. COBLE, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. POSEY, 

Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 

Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. GARY G. 

MILLER of California, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 

MANZULLO, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. HASTINGS of 

Washington, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. ROE of Tennessee. 

H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. MCCOTTER. 

H. Res. 18: Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. 

OLVER, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. SPACE. 

H. Res. 22: Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE

JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 

California, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HOLT, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN

of California, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. EDWARDS of 

Maryland, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. SMITH of 

Washington. 


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