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HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Numerical order of bills and resolutions which have been reported to
or considered by either or both Houses.
Note. Similar or identical bills, and bills having reference to each
other, are indicated by number in parentheses.
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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HOUSE BILLS
H.R. 1 (H. Res. 6) (H. Res. 567) (S. 4).--To provide for the
implementation of the recommendations of the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to Energy and
Commerce, the Judiciary, Intelligence, Foreign Affairs,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government
Reform, and Ways and Means Jan. 5, 2007. Passed House Jan. 9,
2007; Roll No. 15: 299-128. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 9, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment July 9,
2007. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference July 9, 2007. House disagreed to Senate amendment
and agreed to a conference July 17, 2007. Conference report
filed in the House July 25, 2007; Rept. 110-259. Senate agreed
to conference report July 26, 2007; Roll No. 284: 85-8. House
agreed to conference report July 27, 2007; Roll No. 757: 371-
40. Presented to the President Aug. 1, 2007. Approved Aug. 3,
2007. Public Law 110-53.
H.R. 2 (H. Res. 6) (S. 2).--To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum
wage. Referred to Education and Labor Jan. 5, 2007. Passed
House Jan. 10, 2007; Roll No. 18: 315-116. Received in Senate
Jan. 10, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 11, 2007.
Considered Jan. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 2007. Passed
Senate with amendment Feb. 1, 2007; Roll No. 42: 94-3.
H.R. 3 (H. Res. 6) (S. 5) (S. 997).--To amend the Public Health
Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 5, 2007. Passed House
Jan. 11, 2007; Roll No. 20: 253-174. Received in Senate Jan.
11, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 12, 2007.
H.R. 4 (H. Res. 6) (S. 3).--To amend part D of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices
on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Jan. 5, 2007.
Passed House Jan. 12, 2007; Roll No. 23: 255-170. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance Jan. 12, 2007.
H.R. 5 (H. Res. 65).--To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to
reduce interest rates for student borrowers. Referred to
Education and Labor Jan. 12, 2007. Passed House Jan. 17, 2007;
Roll No. 32: 356-71. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Jan. 17, 2007.
H.R. 6 (H. Res. 66) (H. Res. 846) (H. Res. 877).--To reduce our
Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean,
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new
emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency,
and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to
Natural Resources, the Budget, and Rules Jan. 12, 2007. Passed
House Jan. 18, 2007; Roll No. 40: 264-163. Received in Senate
Jan. 18, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 22, 2007.
Considered June 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 2007. Passed
Senate with amendments June 21, 2007; Roll No. 226: 65-27.
House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments Dec. 6,
2007; Roll No. 1140: 235-181. Senate agreed to House
amendments to Senate amendments with amendment Dec. 13, 2007.
Roll No. 430: 86-8. House agreed to Senate amendment to House
amendments to Senate amendments Dec. 18, 2007; Roll No. 1177:
314-100. Presented to the President Dec. 18, 2007. Approved
Dec. 19, 2007. Public Law 110-140.
H.R. 20.--To provide for research on, and services for individuals
with, postpartum depression and psychosis. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 15, 2007;
Rept. 110-375. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 15, 2007; Roll No. 963: 382-3. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct.
16, 2007.
H.R. 23.--To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide
benefits to certain individuals who served in the United
States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service
and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs and in addition to Ways and Means Jan. 4,
2007. Reported amended from Veterans' Affairs July 27, 2007;
Rept. 110-269, Pt. I. Ways and Means discharged. July 27,
2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 30, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Sept. 5, 2007.
H.R. 29.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct
facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal,
domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita
River, California, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Armed Services Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported from Natural Resources Dec. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-503,
Pt. I. Referral to Armed Services extended Dec. 19, 2007 for a
period ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008. Armed Services
discharged. Jan. 15, 2008. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 12, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2008. Reported with
amendment Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 30.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Eastern Municipal Water
District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion
Project. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 7, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 8, 2007. Reported
Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-310. Indefinitely postponed June 11,
2008.
H.R. 31.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water
District Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water Distribution
Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation
Facility Projects. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-243. Union Calendar. Passed
House July 30, 2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 3, 2007.
Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 33.--To provide for a credit for employers of tipped
employees in determining the minimum wage required in States
that require employers to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher
than the Federal rate. Referred to Education and Labor Jan. 4,
2007.
H.R. 34.--To establish a pilot program in certain United States
district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in
patent cases among district judges. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 12, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Feb. 13,
2007.
H.R. 49 (S. 194).--To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1300 North Frontage Road West in
Vail, Colorado, as the ``Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan.
4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 29, 2007; Roll No.
59: 409-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 31, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2007. Presented to the
President Mar. 5, 2007. Approved Mar. 7, 2007. Public Law 110-
7.
H.R. 50.--To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended July 23,
2007; Rept. 110-244. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Environment and Public Works July 24, 2007. Reported Aug.
2, 2007; Rept. 110-211. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented
to the President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Dec. 6, 2007. Public
Law 110-132.
H.R. 53.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
a long-term lease with the Government of the United States
Virgin Islands to provide land on the island of Saint John,
Virgin Islands, for the establishment of a school, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-399. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct.
23, 2007.
H.R. 57.--To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936,
pertaining to the Virgin Islands. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 17,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 18, 2007. Reported Feb. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-19.
Passed Senate June 12, 2007. Presented to the President June
20, 2007. Approved June 29, 2007. Public Law 110-40.
H.R. 65 (H. Res. 465).--To provide for the recognition of the
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended
May 22, 2007; Rept. 110-164. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended June 7, 2007; Roll No. 447: 256-128. Received in
Senate and referred to Indian Affairs June 12, 2007. Reported
July 8, 2008; Rept. 110-409.
H.R. 67.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 4,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 23, 2007; Roll
No. 410: 421-0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 24, 2007.
H.R. 85.--To provide for the establishment of centers to encourage
demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy
methods and technologies. Referred to Science and Technology
Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-38.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 12,
2007; Roll No. 136: 395-1. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 13, 2007. Reported Sept. 17,
2007; Rept. 110-162. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 122.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional
recycling project and in the Cucamonga Valley Water District
recycling project. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 5, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 6,
2007.
H.R. 123.--To authorize appropriations for the San Gabriel Basin
Restoration Fund. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Jan. 4, 2007. Committee discharged. Rereferred
to Natural Resources June 25, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 11,
2007; Rept. 110-483. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Dec. 11, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Environment and Public Works Dec. 12, 2007. Committee
discharged Apr. 10, 2008. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 10, 2008. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-
375.
H.R. 135.--To establish the Twenty-First Century Water Commission
to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water
strategy to address future water needs. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan. 4, 2007. Reported from Natural Resources Dec. 19, 2007;
Rept. 110-504, Pt. I. Referral to Transportation and
Infrastructure extended Dec. 19, 2007 for a period ending not
later than Jan. 15, 2008. Referral to Transportation and
Infrastructure extended Jan. 15, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Feb. 29, 2008. Referral to Transportation and
Infrastructure extended Feb. 29, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Apr. 30, 2008. Referral to Transportation and
Infrastructure extended Apr. 30, 2008 for a period ending not
later than May 22, 2008. Referral to Transportation and
Infrastructure extended May 22, 2008 for a period ending not
later than June 6, 2008. Reported amended from Transportation
and Infrastructure June 4, 2008; Pt. II.
Union Calendar................................................Union 429
H.R. 137 (S. 261).--To amend title 18, United States Code, to
strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Agriculture Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended from the Judiciary
Mar. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-27, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged.
Mar. 1, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Mar. 26, 2007; Roll No. 188: 368-39. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 27, 2007.
Passed Senate Apr. 10, 2007. Presented to the President Apr.
24, 2007. Approved May 3, 2007. Public Law 110-22.
H.R. 160.--To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of
1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for
the acquisition and protection of nationally significant
battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and
the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept.
110-796. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 22, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
24, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct.
2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 161.--To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment
National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in
Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 6, 2007; Roll No. 76: 419-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7,
2007. Reported with amendments June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-101.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 162.--To adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit
of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in
the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Reported Apr. 17, 2007; Rept.
110-94.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 59
H.R. 176.--To authorize assistance to the countries of the
Caribbean to fund educational development and exchange
programs. Referred to Foreign Affairs Jan. 4, 2007. Reported
amended July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-254. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 30, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 31, 2007; Roll No. 771:
371-55. Received in Senate Aug. 1, 2007. Referred to Foreign
Relations Aug. 3, 2007. Reported with amendments Sept. 15,
2008; Rept. 110-463.
H.R. 180.--To require the identification of companies that conduct
business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States
Government contracts with such companies, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 4, 2007. Considered under
suspension of rules July 30, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 31, 2007; Roll No. 764: 418-1. Received in
Senate Aug. 1, 2007. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 187 (S. 521).--To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First
Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the ``Gerald W. Heaney Federal
Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 4, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 7, 2007. Received in Senate
and referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 8, 2007.
H.R. 188.--To provide a new effective date for the applicability
of certain provisions of law to Public Law 105-331. Referred
to Financial Services Jan. 4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Jan. 16, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Jan. 17, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Jan. 25, 2007. Presented to the
President Jan. 30, 2007. Approved Feb. 8, 2007. Public Law
110-3.
H.R. 189.--To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in
the State of New Jersey. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4,
2007. Reported amended Aug. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-310. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007;
Roll No. 983: 256-122. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007. Reported with
amendment June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-376.
H.R. 235.--To allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule
of contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and the
Redwood Valley County Water District, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Feb. 6, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2007.
Reported June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-117. Indefinitely postponed
June 11, 2008.
H.R. 236.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a
Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water
Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve
objectives relating to water supply, water quality, and
environmental restoration. Referred to Natural Resources Jan.
4, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-458. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 4, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 5, 2007; Roll No.
1130: 358-55. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Dec. 6, 2007. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no
written report.
H.R. 238.--To repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for
tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to
San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 4, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 7, 2007. Received in Senate Feb.
8, 2007. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar.
27, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment
Dec. 3, 2007.
H.R. 247.--To designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in
the Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as a
national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former
Member of the House of Representatives. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 5,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-
163. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 249 (H. Res. 331).--To restore the prohibition on the
commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and
burros. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 5, 2007. Reported
Apr. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-93. Union Calendar. Passed House Apr.
26, 2007; Roll No. 269: 277-137. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 26, 2007.
H.R. 251 (S. 704).--To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prohibit manipulation of caller identification information,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan.
5, 2007. Reported amended June 11, 2007; Rept. 110-188. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 12, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 13, 2007.
H.R. 263.--To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to
establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher
education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity
professional development programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology and in addition to
Education and Labor, and Homeland Security Jan. 5, 2007.
Reported amended from Homeland Security Sept. 8, 2008; Rept.
110-829, Pt. I.
H.R. 275.--To promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to
protect United States businesses from coercion to participate
in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Jan. 5, 2007. Reported amended from
Foreign Affairs Dec. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-481, Pt. I. Referral
to Energy and Commerce extended Dec. 10, 2007 for a period
ending not later than Jan. 16, 2008. Referral to Energy and
Commerce extended Jan. 15, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Feb. 1, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 16, 2008 for
a period ending not later than Feb. 1, 2008. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Feb. 1, 2008 for a period ending
not later than Feb. 22, 2008. Referral to the Judiciary
extended Feb. 1, 2008 for a period ending not later than Feb.
8, 2008. Referral to the Judiciary extended Feb. 8, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Feb. 22, 2008. Energy and
Commerce and the Judiciary discharged Feb. 22, 2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 320
H.R. 276.--To designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the
surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be
administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-118.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 281.--To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all
eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. Referred
to House Administration Jan. 5, 2007. Reported amended Apr.
14, 2008; Rept. 110-581.
Union Calendar................................................Union 359
H.R. 285.--To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site
in the State of Pennsylvania. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 5, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-92.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 57
H.R. 299.--To adjust the boundary of Lowell National Historical
Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-311.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 309.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a
demonstration program to facilitate landscape restoration
programs within certain units of the National Park System
established by law to preserve and interpret resources
associated with American history, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 5, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-90. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Apr. 17, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007.
H.R. 319 (S. 289).--To establish the Journey Through Hallowed
Ground National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 5, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-95.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 60
H.R. 323.--To amend section 5313 of title 31, United States Code,
to reform certain requirements for reporting cash
transactions, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Jan. 9, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Jan. 24, 2007.
H.R. 327 (S. 479).--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to
reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Jan. 9, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 20,
2007; Rept. 110-55. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 21, 2007; Roll No. 174: 423-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 22, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 27,
2007. House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the
rules Oct. 23, 2007; Roll No. 987: 417-0. Presented to the
President Oct. 24, 2007. Approved Nov. 5, 2007. Public Law
110-110.
H.R. 335 (S. 219).--To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in Laramie,
Wyoming, as the ``Gale W. McGee Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 9, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 29, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 31, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2007. Presented
to the President Mar. 5, 2007. Approved Mar. 7, 2007. Public
Law 110-8.
H.R. 342.--To designate the United States courthouse located at
555 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the
``Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., United States Courthouse''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 9, 2007.
Reported amended Feb. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-10. House Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 12, 2007. Received
in Senate Feb. 13, 2007. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Feb. 17, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Mar.
9, 2007. Presented to the President Mar. 14, 2007. Approved
Mar. 21, 2007. Public Law 110-13.
H.R. 356.--To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community
Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by
that District from the United States. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 9, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 6,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 7, 2007. Reported with amendment June 16, 2008;
Rept. 110-377.
H.R. 359.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of sites associated with the life of
Cesar Estarada Chavez and the farm labor movement. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 9, 2007. Reported amended July 10,
2007; Rept. 110-223. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 10, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources July 11, 2007. Reported Apr.
10, 2008; Rept. 110-312. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 361.--To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources
Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize
additional projects and activities under that Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 10, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 5, 2007. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 7, 2007.
H.R. 362 (H. Res. 327) (H.R. 2272).--To authorize science
scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers,
and for other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology
Jan. 10, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-85.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Apr. 24, 2007; Roll No.
254: 389-22. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 25, 2007.
H.R. 363 (H. Res. 318) (H.R. 2272).--To authorize appropriations
for basic research and research infrastructure in science and
engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships, and for
other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology Jan. 10,
2007. Reported amended Mar. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-39. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Apr. 24, 2007; Roll No. 257:
397-20. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Apr. 25, 2007.
H.R. 365 (S. 635).--To provide for a research program for
remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories,
and for other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology
Jan. 10, 2007. Reported Feb. 7, 2007; Rept. 110-8. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 7, 2007; Roll No.
78: 426-2. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Feb. 8, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Dec. 11, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 13, 2007.
Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law 110-143.
H.R. 366 (S. 1585).--To designate the Department of Veterans
Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest
Childers Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 10, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 25, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 26, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Dec. 19 (Legislative day of Dec. 18), 2007. Presented
to the President Dec. 20, 2007. Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public
Law 110-156.
H.R. 376.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to determine the suitability and
feasibility of including the battlefields and related sites of
the First and Second Battles of Newtonia, Missouri, during the
Civil War as part of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield or
designating the battlefields and related sites as a separate
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 10, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported June 26,
2007; Rept. 110-102. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 386.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington,
to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 6,
2007; Roll No. 77: 417-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2007.
H.R. 390.--To require the establishment of a national database in
the National Archives to preserve records of servitude,
emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to provide
grants to State and local entities to establish similar local
databases. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan.
10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 22, 2007; Roll
No. 45: 414-1. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 23, 2007. Reported with
amendment Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no
written report.
H.R. 391.--To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to continue to insure, and to enter into
commitments to insure, home equity conversion mortgages under
section 255 of the National Housing Act. Referred to Financial
Services Jan. 10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 16,
2007. Received in Senate Jan. 17, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 18, 2007.
H.R. 392.--To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin
program to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Jan.
10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Jan. 24, 2007.
H.R. 399.--To designate the United States Courthouse to be
constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown
United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Jan. 10, 2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007; Rept.
110-20. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 6,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 7,
2007. Committee discharged Mar. 14, 2007. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 14, 2007.
H.R. 400 (S. 119).--To prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to
military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 11, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 27, 2007; Rept. 110-353. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 9, 2007;
Roll No. 950: 375-3. Received in Senate Oct. 15, 2007. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 17, 2007.
H.R. 401 (S. 1446).--To amend the National Capital Transportation
Act of 1969 to authorize additional Federal contributions for
maintaining and improving the transit system of the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 11, 2007.
Reported amended May 9, 2007; Rept. 110-141.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 83
H.R. 404.--To require the establishment of customer service
standards for Federal agencies. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Jan. 11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 23, 2007; Roll No. 687: 383-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
July 24, 2007. Reported with amendment Oct. 1 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
H.R. 406.--To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to
Alice Paul in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage
movement and in advancing equal rights for women. Referred to
Financial Services Jan. 11, 2007. Considered under suspension
of rules May 13, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 15, 2008; Roll No. 326: 412-1. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 19, 2008.
H.R. 407.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study to determine the feasibility of establishing the
Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of
Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended May 7, 2007; Roll No. 302: 294-80. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 8, 2007.
Reported Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-164. Indefinitely postponed
June 11, 2008.
H.R. 409.--To amend title 23, United States Code, to inspect
highway tunnels. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan. 11, 2007. Reported Nov. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-454. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 22, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Jan. 23, 2008.
H.R. 414.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto
Rico, as the ``Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan.
11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 12, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 13, 2007. Reported May 22, 2007; no
written report. Passed Senate May 23, 2007. Presented to the
President May 31, 2007. Approved June 1, 2007. Public Law 110-
29.
H.R. 415 (H. Res. 1339) (S. 868).--To amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 11, 2007. Reported amended July 8, 2008; Rept. 110-735.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended July 16, 2008; Roll No.
507: 242-175. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar July 17, 2008.
H.R. 416.--To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit
assistance to institutions of higher education located in
States that provide in-State tuition or other forms of student
financial assistance to illegal aliens. Referred to Education
and Labor Jan. 11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House June
25, 2007.
H.R. 429.--To designate the United States courthouse located at
225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Hugh L.
Carey United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Jan. 11, 2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007;
Rept. 110-22. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 13, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works Mar. 14, 2007.
H.R. 430.--To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse
located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the
``Conrad Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 11, 2007.
Reported amended Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-21. House Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 13, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Mar.
14, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate June 24
(Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Presented to the President
July 7, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law 110-262.
H.R. 433.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas,
as the ``Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 12, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 6,
2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2007.
Presented to the President Mar. 5, 2007. Approved Mar. 7,
2007. Public Law 110-9.
H.R. 434.--To provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 through December 31, 2007, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business Jan. 12, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 17, 2007; Roll No.
28: 413-2. Received in Senate and referred to Small Business
and Entrepreneurship Jan. 18, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendments Feb. 1, 2007. House agreed to
Senate amendments under suspension of the rules Feb. 7, 2007.
Presented to the President Feb. 9, 2007. Approved Feb. 15,
2007. Public Law 110-4.
H.R. 437.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande
City, Texas, as the ``Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 12, 2007. Considered
under suspension of rules Feb. 12, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 13, 2007; Roll No. 98: 421-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 14, 2007. Reported May 22, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate May 23, 2007. Presented to the President
May 31, 2007. Approved June 1, 2007. Public Law 110-30.
H.R. 465.--To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of
1997. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2007. Reported
amended July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-245. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 23, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works July 24,
2007. Reported Aug. 2, 2007; Rept. 110-212. Passed Senate Nov.
16, 2007. Presented to the President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved
Dec. 6, 2007. Public Law 110-133.
H.R. 467.--To authorize early repayment of obligations to the
Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation District in
the State of Idaho. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 12,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 5, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 6, 2007.
H.R. 475.--To revise the composition of the House of
Representatives Page Board to equalize the number of members
representing the majority and minority parties and to include
a member representing the parents of pages and a member
representing former pages, and for other purposes. Referred to
House Administration Jan. 16, 2007. Passed House Jan. 19,
2007; Roll No. 42: 416-0. Received in Senate Jan. 22, 2007.
Passed Senate Jan. 23, 2007. Presented to the President Jan.
25, 2007. Approved Feb. 2, 2007. Public Law 110-2.
H.R. 476.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to make
noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member
service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of
certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as
a Member of Congress, and for other purposes. Referred to
House Administration and in addition to Oversight and
Government Reform Jan. 16, 2007. Considered under suspension
of rules Jan. 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Jan. 23, 2007; Roll No. 49: 431-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
24, 2007.
H.R. 477 (S. 999).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
strengthen education, prevention, and treatment programs
relating to stroke, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Jan. 16, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 27, 2007;
Rept. 110-75. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Mar. 27, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 28, 2007.
H.R. 478.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky,
as the ``Scott Reed Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan. 16, 2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-19. House
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 13, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 14, 2007.
H.R. 482.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer
ownership of the American River Pump Station Project, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 16, 2007.
Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 6, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 7, 2007; Roll No. 80: 425-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 8, 2007. Reported June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-119.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 487.--To amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable
Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe
Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 16, 2007. Reported May 7, 2007; Rept.
110-128. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 7,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs May 8,
2007.
H.R. 493 (H.R. 1424) (H. Res. 1156) (H. Con. Res. 340) (S. 358).--
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information
with respect to health insurance and employment. Referred to
Education and Labor and in addition to Energy and Commerce,
and Ways and Means Jan. 16, 2007. Reported amended from
Education and Labor Mar. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-28, Pt. I.
Referral to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means extended
Mar. 5, 2007 for a period ending not later than Mar. 23, 2007.
Referral to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means extended
Mar. 23, 2007 for a period ending not later than Mar. 26,
2007. Reported amended from Ways and Means Mar. 26, 2007; Pt.
II. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Mar. 26, 2007 for
a period ending not later than Mar. 29, 2007. Reported amended
from Energy and Commerce Mar. 29, 2007; Pt. III. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed Apr. 19, 2007; Pt. IV.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 25, 2007; Roll No.
261: 420-3. Received in Senate Apr. 26, 2007. Ordered placed
on the calendar Apr. 30, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment
Apr. 24, 2008; Roll No. 113: 95-0. Senate requested return of
papers Apr. 28, 2008. Papers returned to Senate Apr. 29, 2008.
Senate returned papers to House Apr. 29, 2008. House agreed to
Senate amendment May 1, 2008; Roll No. 234: 414-1. Presented
to the President May 19, 2008. Approved May 21, 2008. Public
Law 110-233.
H.R. 494.--To provide for the conditional conveyance of any
interest retained by the United States in St. Joseph Memorial
Hall in St. Joseph, Michigan. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Jan. 16, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Feb. 27, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 28, 2007.
H.R. 495.--To update the management of Oregon water resources, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 16,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 23, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 24,
2007.
H.R. 497.--To authorize the Marion Park Project, a committee of
the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, to establish a
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of
Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis
Marion. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 16, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2007; Roll No. 120: 390-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-103.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 505 (H. Res. 764) (S. 310).--To express the policy of the
United States regarding the United States relationship with
Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition
by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 17, 2007. Reported Oct. 18,
2007; Rept. 110-389. Union Calendar. Passed House Oct. 24,
2007; Roll No. 1000: 261-153. Received in Senate Oct. 25,
2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 26, 2007.
H.R. 507.--To establish a grant program to provide vision care to
children, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Jan. 17, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 15, 2007; Rept.
110-376. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 15, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 16, 2007.
H.R. 512.--To establish the Commission to Study the Potential
Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino to
develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance
of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in
addition to House Administration Jan. 17, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 6, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7,
2007. Reported June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-104. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 513.--To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance
the protection of credit ratings of active duty military
personnel who are activated for military service. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Jan. 17, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Nov. 5, 2007; Roll No. 1035: 349-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Veterans' Affairs Nov. 6, 2007.
H.R. 514.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 16150 Aviation Loop Drive in Brooksville,
Florida, as the ``Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville
Aviation Branch Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Jan. 17, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 6, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2007. Presented to the
President Mar. 5, 2007. Approved Mar. 7, 2007. Public Law 110-
10.
H.R. 518.--To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize
States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste
and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary
Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and
Canada, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Jan. 17, 2007. Reported Mar. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-81.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 24, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Apr. 25, 2007.
H.R. 521 (S. 412).--To designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island,
Illinois, as the ``Lane Evans Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 17, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 29, 2007; Roll No. 58: 405-3.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 31, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2007. Presented to the President Mar.
5, 2007. Approved Mar. 15, 2007. Public Law 110-12.
H.R. 523.--To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain public land located wholly or partially within the
boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the
utility district. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 17, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-398. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007; Roll No.
984: 377-0. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept.
110-378.
H.R. 544.--To designate the United States courthouse at South
Federal Place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the ``Santiago E.
Campos United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Jan. 17, 2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007;
Rept. 110-18. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 6, 2007. Received in Senate Mar. 7, 2007. Passed Senate
Mar. 9, 2007. Presented to the President Mar. 14, 2007.
Approved Mar. 21, 2007. Public Law 110-14.
H.R. 545.--To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are
eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of
methamphetamine. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Jan. 17, 2007. Reported from the Judiciary
Mar. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-35, Pt. I. Referral to Energy and
Commerce extended Mar. 8, 2007 for a period ending not later
than Apr. 20, 2007. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce
Mar. 21, 2007; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 21, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 22, 2007; Roll No. 183: 423-0. Received in
Senate Mar. 23, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 26,
2007.
H.R. 547 (H. Res. 133).--To facilitate the development of markets
for alternative fuels and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel through
research, development, and demonstration and data collection.
Referred to Science and Technology Jan. 18, 2007. Reported
amended Feb. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-7. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Feb. 8, 2007; Roll No. 92: 400-3. Received in
Senate Feb. 12, 2007. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Feb. 17, 2007.
H.R. 554 (S. 320).--To provide for the protection of
paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Agriculture Jan. 18, 2007. Reported amended from Natural
Resources May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-670, Pt. I. Referral to
Agriculture extended May 22, 2008 for a period ending not
later than June 20, 2008. Referral to Agriculture extended
June 20, 2008 for a period ending not later than July 18,
2008. Referred to the Judiciary June 20, 2008 for a period
ending not later than July 18, 2008. Referral to Agriculture
and the Judiciary extended July 18, 2008 for a period ending
not later than Aug. 1, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the
Judiciary extended Aug. 1, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 12, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the Judiciary
extended Sept. 12, 2008 for a period ending not later than
Sept. 26, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the Judiciary
extended Sept. 26, 2008 for a period ending not later than
Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the Judiciary
extended Sept. 28, 2008 for a period ending not later than
Sept. 29, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the Judiciary
extended Sept. 29, 2008 for a period ending not later than
Oct. 2, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the Judiciary
extended Oct. 2, 2008 for a period ending not later than Oct.
3, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the Judiciary extended
Oct. 3, 2008 for a period ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.
H.R. 556 (H. Res. 195) (S. 1610).--To ensure national security
while promoting foreign investment and the creation and
maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such
investments are examined for any effect they may have on
national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign
Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to Energy and
Commerce, and Foreign Affairs Jan. 18, 2007. Reported amended
from Financial Services Feb. 23, 2007; Rept. 110-24, Pt. I.
Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs discharged Feb. 23,
2007. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 28, 2007; Roll
No. 110: 423-0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar. 1, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendment June 29, 2007. House agreed to
Senate amendment under suspension of the rules July 11, 2007;
Roll No. 614: 370-45. Presented to the President July 18,
2007. Approved July 26, 2007. Public Law 110-49.
H.R. 569 (H. Res. 214).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow
control grants. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan. 18, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-16.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 7, 2007; Roll No.
125: 367-58. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works Mar. 8, 2007.
H.R. 577.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3903 South Congress Avenue in Austin,
Texas, as the ``Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan.
19, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 5, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 6, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb.
17, 2007. Presented to the President Mar. 5, 2007. Approved
Mar. 7, 2007. Public Law 110-11.
H.R. 580 (S. 214).--To amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States
Code, to provide for a 120-day limit to the term of a United
States attorney appointed on an interim basis by the Attorney
General, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 19, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-58.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 26,
2007; Roll No. 189: 329-78. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Mar. 27, 2007.
H.R. 584.--To designate the headquarters building of the
Department of Education in Washington, DC, as the Lyndon
Baines Johnson Federal Building. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Jan. 19, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 16,
2007; Rept. 110-17. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 6, 2007. Received in Senate Mar. 7, 2007.
Passed Senate Mar. 9, 2007. Presented to the President Mar.
14, 2007. Approved Mar. 23, 2007. Public Law 110-15.
H.R. 599.--To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to
streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology
procurement processes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 22,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2007; Roll No.
47: 427-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 24, 2007.
H.R. 609.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling
and Reuse Project, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr.
17, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007.
H.R. 612.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the
period of eligibility for health care for combat service in
the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to
five years after discharge or release. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 23, 2007; Roll No. 411: 419-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2007.
H.R. 625.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park,
California, as the ``Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 22, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 24, 2007. Reported May 22, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate May 23, 2007. Presented to the President
May 31, 2007. Approved June 1, 2007. Public Law 110-31.
H.R. 632.--To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish
monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and
technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. Referred
to Science and Technology Jan. 23, 2007. Reported amended June
5, 2007; Rept. 110-171. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 6, 2007; Roll No. 433: 408-8.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 7, 2007.
H.R. 634.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Referred to Financial Services Jan. 23, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended May 15, 2007; Roll No. 345: 416-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs May 16, 2007. Reported with amendment June 2, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate with amendment June 10, 2008.
House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules
June 18, 2008. Presented to the President July 7, 2008.
Approved July 17, 2008. Public Law 110-277.
H.R. 642.--To establish a demonstration incentive program within
the Department of Education to promote installation of fire
sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention
technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Jan.
23, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008; Roll No.
627: 365-51. Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 644.--To facilitate the provision of assistance by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup
and economic redevelopment of brownfields. Referred to
Financial Services Jan. 23, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Feb. 27, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 28, 2007.
H.R. 658 (S. 241).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources
of units of the National Park System through collaborative
efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National
Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 24, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar.
19, 2007; Roll No. 158: 390-10. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 20, 2007.
Reported June 26, 2007; Rept. 110-105. Indefinitely postponed
June 11, 2008.
H.R. 660 (S. 378) (S. Con. Res. 62).--To amend title 18, United
States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses,
victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Ways and Means,
and Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 24, 2007. Reported
amended from the Judiciary July 10, 2007; Rept. 110-218, Pt.
I. Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform
discharged July 10, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 10, 2007. Received in Senate July
11, 2007. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 3, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 17, 2007. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Dec.
19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 27, 2007. Approved
Jan. 7, 2008. Public Law 110-177.
H.R. 664.--To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research
and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and
preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District of
Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination Project
located at Dana Point, California. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Science and Technology Jan. 24,
2007. Reported from Natural Resources Jan. 17, 2008; Rept.
110-511, Pt. I. Science and Technology discharged. Jan. 17,
2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 312
H.R. 673.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take lands
in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the reservation
of the Cocopah Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2007. Reported amended July 30,
2007; Rept. 110-271. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July
30, 2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Indian
Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 674.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the
provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory
Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 24, 2007. Reported July 24,
2008; Rept. 110-772. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 31, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 692 (S. 720).--To amend title 4, United States Code, to
authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession of
the United States to order that the National flag be flown at
half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in the
event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that
State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on
active duty. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 24, 2007. Reported
amended May 9, 2007; Rept. 110-139. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2007; Roll No. 346:
408-4. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary May
16, 2007. Reported June 7, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate June 14, 2007. Presented to the President June 20,
2007. Approved June 29, 2007. Public Law 110-41.
H.R. 694 (S. 1650).--To establish a digital and wireless network
technology program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science and Technology and in addition to Education and Labor
Jan. 24, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 4,
2007; Roll No. 847: 331-59. Received in Senate Sept. 5, 2007.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 4, 2007.
H.R. 698.--To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish
industrial bank holding company regulation, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services Jan. 29, 2007.
Reported amended May 16, 2007; Rept. 110-155. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2007; Roll No.
384: 371-16. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs May 22, 2007.
H.R. 700 (H. Res. 215).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to extend the pilot program for alternative water
source projects. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan. 29, 2007. Reported Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-15. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 8, 2007; Roll No. 130:
368-59. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Mar. 9, 2007.
H.R. 710 (H. Res. 837) (S. 487).--To amend the National Organ
Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation does not
involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable
consideration. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 29, 2007.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 6, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 7, 2007; Roll No. 126:
422-0. Received in Senate Mar. 8, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 14, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment July 9,
2007. House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments
pursuant to H. Res. 837 Dec. 4, 2007. Senate agreed to House
amendments to Senate amendment Dec. 6, 2007. Presented to the
President Dec. 11, 2007. Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law
110-144.
H.R. 713 (S. 800).--To establish the Niagara Falls National
Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 29, 2007.
Reported amended July 10, 2007; Rept. 110-219.
Union Calendar................................................Union 135
H.R. 716.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse
Plan. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 29, 2007. Reported
amended July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-246. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 23, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 24,
2007.
H.R. 719 (S. 431).--To require convicted sex offenders to register
online identifiers, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 30, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules
Nov. 13, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 14,
2007; Roll No. 1092: 417-0. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary Nov. 15, 2007.
H.R. 720 (H. Res. 229).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water
pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 30, 2007.
Reported amended Mar. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-30. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 9, 2007; Roll No. 135: 303-108.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 12, 2007.
H.R. 727 (S. 657).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to add
requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 30, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 27, 2007; Rept. 110-77. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 27, 2007. Received in
Senate Mar. 28, 2007. Passed Senate Mar. 29, 2007. Presented
to the President Apr. 24, 2007. Approved May 3, 2007. Public
Law 110-23.
H.R. 735.--To designate the Federal building under construction at
799 First Avenue in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H.
Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 30, 2007.
Reported July 11, 2007; Rept. 110-230. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in Senate July
31, 2007. Referred to Environment and Public Works Aug. 3,
2007. Reported Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008; no
written report. Reported Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3),
2008; no written report.
H.R. 740.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent
caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 31, 2007. Reported Mar. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-37.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 21, 2007;
Roll No. 178: 413-1. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 22, 2007. Reported with amendment May 24, 2007;
no written report.
H.R. 742.--To amend the Antitrust Modernization Commission Act of
2002, to extend the term of the Antitrust Modernization
Commission and to make a technical correction. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 31, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 7,
2007. Received in Senate Feb. 8, 2007. Passed Senate Feb. 12,
2007. Presented to the President Feb. 16, 2007. Approved Feb.
26, 2007. Public Law 110-6.
H.R. 752.--To direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus
Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer
components, printers, and fax machines, to qualifying small
towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and
libraries. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan.
31, 2007. Reported amended May 8, 2008; Rept. 110-625. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 22, 2008.
H.R. 753.--To redesignate the Federal building located at 167
North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Clifford
Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 31, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 26, 2007; Rept. 110-72. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 26, 2007. Received in
Senate Mar. 27, 2007. Passed Senate Apr. 10, 2007. Presented
to the President Apr. 24, 2007. Approved May 2, 2007. Public
Law 110-20.
H.R. 755.--To require annual oral testimony before the Financial
Services Committee of the Chairperson or a designee of the
Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, relating to their efforts to
promote transparency in financial reporting. Referred to
Financial Services Jan. 31, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Feb. 27, 2007; Roll No. 104: 412-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 28,
2007.
H.R. 758.--To require that health plans provide coverage for a
minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and
lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and
coverage for secondary consultations. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means, and Education and
Labor Jan. 31, 2007. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce
Sept. 23, 2008; Rept. 110-868, Pt. I. Ways and Means and
Education and Labor discharged Sept. 23, 2008. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 23, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2008; Roll No. 639:
421-2. Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008.
H.R. 759.--To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third
floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis
Island in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial
Library''. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2007.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 19, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 20, 2007; Roll No. 162: 420-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 21, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-
313. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 761 (S. 471).--To authorize the Secretary of Interior to
convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark
Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain
Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National
Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical
interpretive site along the trail. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 31, 2007. Reported amended July 23, 2007; Rept.
110-247. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources July 24, 2007.
H.R. 767.--To protect, conserve, and restore native fish,
wildlife, and their natural habitats at national wildlife
refuges through cooperative, incentive-based grants to
control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 31,
2007. Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-397. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 23, 2007. Committee discharged Nov. 8, 2007.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Nov. 8, 2007.
H.R. 781.--To redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr
Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas,
authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act approved July 24,
1946, as the ``Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 31, 2007.
Reported July 11, 2007; Rept. 110-229. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 16, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works July 17, 2007.
Reported June 4, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate June
24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Presented to the
President July 7, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law
110-263.
H.R. 783 (S. 126).--To modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National
Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 31, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-396.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 22,
2007. Received in Senate Oct. 23, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 786.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Los Angeles County Water Supply
Augmentation Demonstration Project, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 31, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 17, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007.
H.R. 797 (H. Res. 855) (S. 1163).--To amend title 38, United
States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in
certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 5,
2007. Reported amended Mar. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-57. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 21, 2007;
Roll No. 175: 424-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 22, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment Nov. 2, 2007. House agreed to Senate
amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 855 Dec. 11,
2007. Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendment
Dec. 17, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2007.
Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-157.
H.R. 798.--To direct the Administrator of General Services to
install a photovoltaic system for the headquarters building of
the Department of Energy. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 5, 2007. Reported Feb. 12, 2007; Rept.
110-11. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 12,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Feb. 13, 2007. Reported Nov. 7, 2007; Rept. 110-
224.
H.R. 799 (S. 496).--To reauthorize and improve the program
authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1965. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 5,
2007. Reported amended Mar. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-33. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 16, 2007;
Roll No. 632: 332-70. Received in Senate and ordered placed on
the calendar July 17, 2007.
H.R. 800 (H. Res. 203).--To amend the National Labor Relations Act
to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form,
join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory
injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing
efforts, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
Labor Feb. 5, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-
23. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 1, 2007; Roll
No. 118: 241-185. Received in Senate Mar. 1, 2007. Ordered
placed on the calendar Mar. 2, 2007.
H.R. 802.--To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to
implement MARPOL Annex VI. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 5, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 20, 2007;
Rept. 110-54. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Mar. 26, 2007; Roll No. 187: 359-48. Received in
Senate Mar. 27, 2007. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Mar. 28, 2007. Reported with amendment June 23,
2008; Rept. 110-394. Passed Senate with amendment June 26,
2008. House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the
rules July 8, 2008. Presented to the President July 10, 2008.
Approved July 21, 2008. Public Law 110-280.
H.R. 807.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to determine the feasibility and
suitability of establishing a memorial to the Space Shuttle
Columbia in the State of Texas and for its inclusion as a unit
of the National Park System. Referred to Natural Resources
Feb. 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-314.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 811.--To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a
voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such
Act, and for other purposes. Referred to House Administration
Feb. 5, 2007. Reported amended May 16, 2007; Rept. 110-154.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 91
H.R. 813.--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.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 5, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007.
Reported with amendment Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 814.--To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all
portable gasoline containers. Referred to Energy and Commerce
Feb. 5, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-367.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 9,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Oct. 15, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate June 16, 2008. Presented to the President July 7, 2008.
Approved July 17, 2008. Public Law 110-278.
H.R. 815.--To provide for the conveyance of certain land in Clark
County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National Guard. Referred
to Natural Resources Feb. 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Apr. 17, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007. Reported with amendment
Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-315. Indefinitely postponed June 11,
2008.
H.R. 816.--To provide for the release of certain land from the
Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of Nevada and
to grant a right-of-way across the released land for the
construction and maintenance of a flood control project.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 5, 2007. Reported amended
Feb. 28, 2008; Rept. 110-531. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 4, 2008; Roll No. 90: 375-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 5, 2008. Reported with amendments Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
H.R. 830.--To authorize the exchange of certain lands in Denali
National Park in the State of Alaska. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 5, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept.
110-395. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-316. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 831 (S. 202).--To provide for the conveyance of certain
Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 5, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 17, 2008; Rept. 110-592. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Apr. 22, 2008; Roll No. 207: 382-0.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 23,
2008.
H.R. 835 (H. Res. 269).--To reauthorize the programs of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing
assistance for Native Hawaiians. Referred to Financial
Services Feb. 6, 2007. Reported Mar. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-50.
Union Calendar. Failed of passage under suspension of the
rules (two-thirds required) Mar. 21, 2007; Roll No. 173: 262-
162. Considered Mar. 27, 2007. Passed House Mar. 28, 2007;
Roll No. 205: 272-150. Received in Senate and referred to
Indian Affairs Mar. 28, 2007. Reported July 9, 2007; Rept.
110-126. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July
25, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007; no written report.
H.R. 838.--To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land
Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak
properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 6,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 19, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 20,
2007. Reported with amendment Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
H.R. 839.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the
feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin
Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin
Project to fulfill the purposes for which that project was
authorized. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 6, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 19, 2007; Roll No. 159: 394-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 20, 2007. Reported June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-
120. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 840.--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.
Referred to Financial Services Feb. 6, 2007. Reported amended
Oct. 2, 2008; Rept. 110-906.
Union Calendar................................................Union 583
H.R. 865.--To grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines
over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 6, 2007. Reported Apr. 17,
2007; Rept. 110-91. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 17, 2007. Received in Senate Apr. 18, 2007.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 23, 2007.
H.R. 884.--To provide for the establishment of the Science and
Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative
Programs Office, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Feb. 7, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 27,
2007; Roll No. 105: 396-16. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 28, 2007.
H.R. 885.--To support the establishment of an international regime
for the assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means and
to authorize voluntary contributions to the International
Atomic Energy Agency to support the establishment of an
international nuclear fuel bank. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Feb. 7, 2007. Reported amended June 18, 2007; Rept. 110-196.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations
June 19, 2007.
H.R. 886.--To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of
outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish
River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain
lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2007. Reported
Apr. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-89. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 17, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007. Reported June 28,
2007; Rept. 110-121. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 890.--To establish requirements for lenders and institutions
of higher education in order to protect students and other
borrowers receiving educational loans. Referred to Education
and Labor and in addition to Financial Services Feb. 7, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 9, 2007; Roll No.
313: 414-3. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions May 10, 2007.
H.R. 900.--To provide for a federally sanctioned self-
determination process for the people of Puerto Rico. Referred
to Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 22,
2008; Rept. 110-597.
Union Calendar................................................Union 370
H.R. 902.--To facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes
of water produced in connection with development of energy
resources. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 19, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 20, 2007.
Reported with amendment June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-122.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 903.--To provide for a study of options for protecting the
open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to
the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 7,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 6,
2007. Reported with amendment Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
H.R. 906.--To promote and coordinate global change research, and
for other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology and in
addition to Foreign Affairs Feb. 7, 2007. Reported amended
from Science and Technology Apr. 24, 2008; Rept. 110-605, Pt.
I. Foreign Affairs discharged. Apr. 24, 2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 376
H.R. 916 (S. 442).--To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors
and public defenders. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 8, 2007.
Reported amended May 14, 2007; Rept. 110-148. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2007; Roll No.
347: 341-73. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar May 16, 2007.
H.R. 923 (S. 535).--To establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the
Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an
Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil
Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 8, 2007.
Reported amended June 19, 2007; Rept. 110-200. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 20, 2007; Roll No.
512: 422-2. Received in Senate June 21, 2007. Ordered placed
on the calendar June 26, 2007. Passed Senate Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public Law
110-344.
H.R. 928 (H. Res. 701) (S. 2324).--To amend the Inspector General
Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors
General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 8, 2007. Reported amended
Sept. 27, 2007; Rept. 110-354. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Oct. 3, 2007; Roll No. 937: 404-11. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Oct. 4, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. under
suspension of the rules Sept. 27, 2008; Roll No. 661: 414-0.
Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 14,
2008. Public Law 110-409.
H.R. 948.--To strengthen the authority of the Federal Government
to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the
sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social
Security account numbers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Feb. 8,
2007. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce June 13, 2007;
Rept. 110-191, Pt. I. Referral to Ways and Means extended June
13, 2007 for a period ending not later than July 20, 2007.
Referral to Ways and Means extended July 20, 2007 for a period
ending not later than Sept. 7, 2007. Referral to Ways and
Means extended Sept. 7, 2007 for a period ending not later
than Oct. 5, 2007. Referral to Ways and Means extended Oct. 5,
2007 for a period ending not later than Oct. 19, 2007.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Oct. 19, 2007 for a period
ending not later than Nov. 2, 2007. Referral to Ways and Means
extended Nov. 2, 2007 for a period ending not later than Nov.
16, 2007. Referral to Ways and Means extended Nov. 15, 2007
for a period ending not later than Dec. 14, 2007. Referral to
Ways and Means extended Dec. 14, 2007 for a period ending not
later than Feb. 1, 2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended
Feb. 1, 2008 for a period ending not later than Mar. 31, 2008.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Mar. 31, 2008 for a period
ending not later than May 2, 2008. Referral to Ways and Means
extended May 1, 2008 for a period ending not later than June
6, 2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended June 6, 2008 for
a period ending not later than July 11, 2008. Referral to Ways
and Means extended July 11, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 12, 2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended Sept.
12, 2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 26, 2008.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Sept. 26, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to Ways
and Means extended Sept. 28, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Sept. 29, 2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended
Sept. 29, 2008 for a period ending not later than Oct. 2,
2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended Oct. 2, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Oct. 3, 2008. Referral to Ways
and Means extended Oct. 3, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Jan. 3, 2009.
H.R. 954.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 365 West 125th Street in New York, New
York, as the ``Percy Sutton Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 8, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
6, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 11, 2007.
Presented to the President Sept. 19, 2007. Approved Sept. 28,
2007. Public Law 110-87.
H.R. 957.--To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and
clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed.
Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Financial
Services, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform
Feb. 8, 2007. Reported amended from Foreign Affairs May 22,
2007; Rept. 110-163, Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform
discharged. May 22, 2007. Referral to Financial Services and
Ways and Means extended May 22, 2007 for a period ending not
later than June 29, 2007. Referral to Financial Services and
Ways and Means extended June 29, 2007 for a period ending not
later than July 13, 2007. Financial Services and Ways and
Means discharged July 13, 2007. Union Calendar. Considered
under suspension of rules July 30, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 31, 2007; Roll No. 772: 415-11.
Received in Senate Aug. 1, 2007. Referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 964 (H.R. 1525).--To protect users of the Internet from
unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable
information through spyware programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 8, 2007. Reported amended
May 24, 2007; Rept. 110-169. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 6, 2007; Roll No. 434: 368-48.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 7, 2007.
H.R. 970.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 8,
2007. Reported amended Oct. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-377. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 15, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Oct. 16, 2007.
H.R. 971.--To ensure and foster continued patient safety and
quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to
negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and
health plans and health insurance issuers (including health
plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same
manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the
National Labor Relations Act. Referred to the Judiciary Feb.
8, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2008; Rept. 110-898.
Union Calendar................................................Union 579
H.R. 976 (H.R. 3162) (H. Res. 675).--to amend title XXI of the
Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's
Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means Feb. 9, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 15, 2007;
Rept. 110-14. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Feb. 16, 2007; Roll No. 102: 360-45. Received in
Senate Feb. 16, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 26,
2007. Considered July 31, Aug. 1, 2007. Passed Senate with
amendments Aug. 2, 2007; Roll No. 307: 68-31. House agreed to
Senate amendments with amendments Sept. 25, 2007; Roll No.
906: 265-159. Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate
amendments Sept. 27, 2007. Roll No. 353: 67-29. Presented to
the President Oct. 2, 2007. Vetoed Oct. 3, 2007. House
sustained Presidential veto Oct. 18, 2007; Roll No. 982: 273-
156. In House, veto referred to the Committees on Energy and
Commerce and Ways and Means Oct. 18, 2007.
H.R. 980.--To provide collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or their political
subdivisions. Referred to Education and Labor Feb. 12, 2007.
Reported amended July 13, 2007; Rept. 110-232. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 17, 2007; Roll No.
633: 314-97. Received in Senate July 18 (Legislative day of
July 17), 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar July 20, 2007.
Considered May 13, 14, 2008.
H.R. 982.--To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, and
for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs Feb. 12, 2007.
Reported May 2, 2007; Rept. 110-119.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 70
H.R. 985 (H. Res. 239).--To amend title 5, United States Code, to
clarify which disclosures of information are protected from
prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in
nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect
that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with
certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to
Armed Services Feb. 12, 2007. Reported amended from Oversight
and Government Reform Mar. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-42, Pt. I. Armed
Services discharged. Mar. 9, 2007. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed from Oversight and Government Reform
Mar. 12, 2007; Pt. II. Passed House amended Mar. 14, 2007;
Roll No. 153: 331-94. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 15, 2007.
H.R. 986 (H. Res. 580) (S. 553).--To amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile
River in the State of Connecticut as components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2007.
Reported amended July 10, 2007; Rept. 110-220. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 10, 2007. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
July 11, 2007; Roll No. 615: 239-173. Considered July 30,
2007. Passed House amended July 31, 2007; Roll No. 767: 253-
172. Received in Senate Aug. 1, 2007. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 987 (S. 494).--To endorse further enlargement of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the
timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs Feb. 12, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 6, 2007. Received in Senate Mar.
7, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 9, 2007.
H.R. 988.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 5757 Tilton Avenue in Riverside,
California, as the ``Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 12,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 16, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 17, 2007. Reported May 22, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate May 23, 2007. Presented to the President
May 24, 2007. Approved May 25, 2007. Public Law 110-27.
H.R. 990.--To provide all low-income students with the same
opportunity to receive a Pell Grant by eliminating the tuition
sensitivity provision in the Pell Grant program. Referred to
Education and Labor Feb. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Feb. 27, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 28, 2007.
H.R. 995.--To amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization
for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its
environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving
in the Armed Forces of the United States. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 5,
2007; Roll No. 119: 390-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported Sept. 17,
2007; Rept. 110-165. Passed Senate Oct. 24, 2007. Presented to
the President Oct. 24, 2007. Approved Oct. 25, 2007. Public
Law 110-106.
H.R. 998.--To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at
the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African
American History and Culture to collect video and audio
recordings of personal histories and testimonials of
individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and
for other purposes. Referred to House Administration Feb. 12,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-848. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 17,
2008. Received in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008.
H.R. 1003.--To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Feb. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 13, 2007.
Received in Senate Mar. 14, 2007. Referred to Foreign
Relations Mar. 19, 2007. Reported Apr. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-55.
Passed Senate Apr. 18, 2007. Presented to the President Apr.
24, 2007. Approved May 2, 2007. Public Law 110-21.
H.R. 1006.--To amend the provisions of law relating to the John H.
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 13,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 19, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 20, 2007. Reported with amendment July 15, 2008; Rept.
110-421.
H.R. 1011 (H. Res. 763) (S. 570).--To designate additional
National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as
wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the
Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual
incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish
the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for
the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and
scenic areas, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Agriculture Feb. 13, 2007.
Reported amended from Natural Resources Sept. 4, 2007; Rept.
110-315, Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture extended Sept. 4, 2007
for a period ending not later than Oct. 5, 2007. Agriculture
discharged. Oct. 5, 2007. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
Oct. 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 24, 2007.
H.R. 1014.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and
the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other
cardiovascular diseases in women. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Feb. 13, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 23, 2008; Rept.
110-874. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
25, 2008; Roll No. 642: 418-4. Received in Senate Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 1019.--To designate the United States customhouse building
located at 31 Gonzalez Clemente Avenue in Mayaguez, Puerto
Rico, as the ``Rafael Martinez Nadal United States Customhouse
Building''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb.
13, 2007. Reported Mar. 26, 2007; Rept. 110-70. House
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 26, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 27, 2007. Reported June 4, 2008; no written report.
Passed Senate June 24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008.
Presented to the President July 7, 2008. Approved July 15,
2008. Public Law 110-276.
H.R. 1021.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resources study regarding the suitability and
feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and
areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National
Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 13, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar.
19, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 20, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-317. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1025.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water
supply and conservation project to improve water supply
reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and
improve water management efficiency in the Republican River
Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake
in Kansas. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 7, 2007; Roll No. 303: 370-1.
Received in Senate May 8, 2007. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 9, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-318.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1036.--To authorize the Administrator of General Services to
convey a parcel of real property to the Alaska Railroad
Corporation. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Feb. 13, 2007. Reported May 10, 2007; Rept. 110-145. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works May 16, 2007.
H.R. 1045 (S. 862).--To designate the Federal building located at
210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the ``Neal Smith
Federal Building''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 14, 2007. Reported Mar. 12, 2007; Rept.
110-46. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 13,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Mar. 14, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 20,
2007. Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-158.
H.R. 1047.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
designating the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum located in
St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported June 26,
2007; Rept. 110-106. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1051.--To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and
maintain a public website through which individuals may find a
complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and
other programs of financial assistance in the study of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Referred to
Education and Labor Feb. 14, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 6, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 7, 2007.
H.R. 1065.--To streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance
and reinsurance, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services and in addition to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 25, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 26, 2007.
H.R. 1066.--To increase community development investments by
depository institutions, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Feb. 15, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Feb. 27, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 28, 2007.
H.R. 1068 (H.R. 2272).--To amend the High-Performance Computing
Act of 1991. Referred to Science and Technology Feb. 15, 2007.
Reported Mar. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-40. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 12, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 13, 2007.
H.R. 1071.--To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of
nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist
attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-909.
Union Calendar................................................Union 584
H.R. 1080 (S. 277).--To modify the boundaries of Grand Teton
National Park to include certain land within the GT Park
Subdivision, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 15, 2007. Reported May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-127.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 7, 2007.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar May 8,
2007.
H.R. 1084.--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, and the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 to build operational readiness in civilian
agencies, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Feb. 15, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 4, 2008; Rept. 110-537.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 5,
2008. Received in Senate Mar. 6, 2008. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 7, 2008.
H.R. 1100 (H. Res. 429).--To revise the boundary of the Carl
Sandburg Home National Historic Site in the State of North
Carolina, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 15, 2007. Reported amended May 17, 2007; Rept.
110-157. Union Calendar. Passed House amended May 23, 2007;
Roll No. 409: 268-150. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 24, 2007. Reported Sept. 17,
2007; Rept. 110-180. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1108.--To protect the public health by providing the Food and
Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco
products. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 15, 2007.
Reported amended July 17, 2008; Rept. 110-762. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008; Roll No.
542: 326-102. Received in Senate July 31, 2008. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 1114 (S. 200).--To require the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States
Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources
in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Feb. 16, 2007. Reported May 7, 2007; Rept.
110-126. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 7,
2007. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
May 8, 2007. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1119.--To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the
congressional charter of the Military Order of the Purple
Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to
authorize associate membership in the corporation for the
spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 16, 2007. Reported amended Nov. 6, 2007;
Rept. 110-428. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Nov. 6, 2007. Received in Senate and ordered placed on
the calendar Nov. 8, 2007. Passed Senate Apr. 14, 2008.
Presented to the President Apr. 22, 2008. Approved Apr. 30,
2008. Public Law 110-207.
H.R. 1124 (S. 343).--To extend the District of Columbia College
Access Act of 1999. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Feb. 16, 2007. Reported Apr. 30, 2007; Rept. 110-112.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 14, 2007;
Roll No. 342: 268-100. Received in Senate and ordered placed
on the calendar May 15, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment
Sept. 18, 2007; Roll No. 338: 96-0. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Oct. 9, 2007.
Presented to the President Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24,
2007. Public Law 110-97.
H.R. 1126.--To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988.
Referred to Science and Technology Feb. 16, 2007. Reported
Mar. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-41. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 12, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 13, 2007. Reported Sept. 17,
2007; Rept. 110-181. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1129.--To provide for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of an arterial road in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 16, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 27, 2007. Received in
Senate Feb. 28, 2007. Passed Senate Mar. 13, 2007. Presented
to the President Mar. 16, 2007. Approved Mar. 28, 2007. Public
Law 110-16.
H.R. 1130.--To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to
extend the authority to withhold from public availability a
financial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a
judicial officer or judicial employee, to the extent necessary
to protect the safety of that individual or a family member of
that individual, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 16, 2007. Reported Mar. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-59.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 21, 2007;
Roll No. 177: 415-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 22, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Apr. 19, 2007. Presented
to the President Apr. 24, 2007. Approved May 3, 2007. Public
Law 110-24.
H.R. 1132 (S. 624).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health
measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Feb. 16, 2007. Reported amended Mar.
27, 2007; Rept. 110-76. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 27, 2007. Received in Senate Mar.
28, 2007. Passed Senate Mar. 29, 2007. Presented to the
President Apr. 19, 2007. Approved Apr. 20, 2007. Public Law
110-18.
H.R. 1138.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, as the ``J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building
and United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 16, 2007. Reported Mar. 26, 2007; Rept.
110-71. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 26,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Mar. 27, 2007.
H.R. 1139.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan,
design and construct facilities to provide water for
irrigation, municipal, domestic, and other uses from the
Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa Ana River, California,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 16,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 5, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 7, 2007. Reported with amendment Sept. 16,
2008; no written report.
H.R. 1140.--To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the
City of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in the
design, planning, and construction of an advanced water
treatment plant facility and recycled water system, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 16, 2007.
Reported May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-125. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 7, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 8, 2007.
H.R. 1143.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 16, 2007.
Reported amended Feb. 28, 2008; Rept. 110-532. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 4, 2008; Roll No.
88: 378-0. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 5, 2008.
H.R. 1144.--To waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain
disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 16, 2007. Reported
amended July 11, 2007; Rept. 110-228.
Union Calendar................................................Union 141
H.R. 1154 (S. 474).--To award a Congressional Gold Medal to
Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. Referred to Financial Services
Feb. 16, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2007.
Received in Senate Sept. 18, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Oct. 4, 2007. Indefinitely postponed Oct. 26, 2007.
See S. 474 for further action.
H.R. 1157 (S. 579).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
authorize the Director of the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the
development and operation of research centers regarding
environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of
breast cancer. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 16, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 25, 2008; Rept. 110-889. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25,
2008. Received in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved
Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-354.
H.R. 1175.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling on the
Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange County,
California, Regional Water Reclamation Project. Referred to
Natural Resources Feb. 16, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources June 7, 2007.
H.R. 1187.--To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 16, 2007.
Reported amended Mar. 31, 2008; Rept. 110-557. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Apr. 1 (Legislative day of Mar. 13), 2008. Reported with
amendments Oct. 1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept.
110-516.
H.R. 1191.--To authorize the National Park Service to pay for
services rendered by subcontractors under a General Services
Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract
issued for work to be completed at the Grand Canyon National
Park. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 27, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 17, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18,
2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-319. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1195 (S. 1611).--To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to
make technical corrections, and for other purposes. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 27, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 21, 2007; Rept. 110-62. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 26, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 27,
2007. Reported with amendment Mar. 7, 2008; no written report.
Considered Apr. 15, 16, 2008. Passed Senate with amendment
Apr. 17, 2008; Roll No. 108: 88-2. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Apr. 30, 2008; Roll
No. 229: 358-51. Presented to the President June 3, 2008.
Approved June 6, 2008. Public Law 110-244.
H.R. 1198.--To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early
detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Feb. 27, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 8,
2008; Rept. 110-565. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 8, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 9, 2008.
H.R. 1199 (S. 1210).--To extend the grant program for drug-
endangered children. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition
to Energy and Commerce Feb. 27, 2007. Reported from the
Judiciary Sept. 24, 2007; Rept. 110-341, Pt. I. Energy and
Commerce discharged. Sept. 24, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2007; Roll No. 893: 389-4.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 25,
2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public Law
110-345.
H.R. 1205 (S. 1580).--To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation
Act of 2000, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Science and Technology Feb. 27,
2007. Reported amended from Natural Resources Oct. 22, 2007;
Rept. 110-394, Pt. I. Science and Technology discharged. Oct.
22, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 23, 2007.
H.R. 1216 (S. 694).--To direct the Secretary of Transportation to
issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and
death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 27,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 19, 2007.
Received in Senate Dec. 19, 2007. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan.
3), 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 14, 2008.
Presented to the President Feb. 25, 2008. Approved Feb. 28,
2008. Public Law 110-189.
H.R. 1227 (H. Res. 254).--To assist in the provision of affordable
housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 28, 2007. Reported
amended from Financial Services Mar. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-51,
Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Mar. 16,
2007. Union Calendar. Considered Mar. 20, 2007. Passed House
amended Mar. 21, 2007; Roll No. 172: 302-125. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mar. 23, 2007.
H.R. 1236 (S. 597).--To make permanent the authority of the United
States Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp to
support breast cancer research. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Energy and Commerce, and
Armed Services Feb. 28, 2007. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce Oct. 25, 2007; Rept. 110-409, Pt. I. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 30, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 1,
2007.
H.R. 1237.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
revised standards for quality assurance in screening and
evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 28, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-566. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 8, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Apr. 9, 2008.
H.R. 1239.--To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight
of funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 28, 2007. Reported amended
July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-248. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 23, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 24, 2007.
Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-320. Indefinitely postponed
June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1252 (H.R. 6346).--To protect consumers from price-gouging of
gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Education and Labor
Feb. 28, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 23,
2007; Roll No. 404: 284-141. Received in Senate and referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 24, 2007.
H.R. 1254.--To amend title 44, United States Code, to require
information on contributors to Presidential library
fundraising organizations. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Mar. 1, 2007. Reported Mar. 9, 2007; Rept.
110-43. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 14,
2007; Roll No. 142: 390-34. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 15, 2007.
Reported with amendments Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-202.
H.R. 1255 (S. 886).--To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United
States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act,
to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of
Presidential records. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Mar. 1, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-
44. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar.
14, 2007; Roll No. 143: 333-93. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
15, 2007. Reported June 20, 2007; no written report.
H.R. 1257 (H. Res. 301).--To amend the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on
executive compensation. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 1,
2007. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-88. Union
Calendar. Considered Apr. 18, 2007. Passed House amended Apr.
20, 2007; Roll No. 244: 269-134. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 23, 2007.
H.R. 1260.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 6301 Highway 58 in Harrison, Tennessee, as
the ``Claude Ramsey Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Mar. 1, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
May 14, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs May 15, 2007. Reported Aug.
1, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007.
Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9,
2007. Public Law 110-58.
H.R. 1281 (S. 453).--To amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 1, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 18, 2007; Rept. 110-101. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 25, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to the Judiciary June 26, 2007.
H.R. 1283.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 1, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed House amended Sept. 27, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 1284 (S. 423).--To increase, effective as of December 1,
2007, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 1, 2007. Reported
Mar. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-56. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 21, 2007; Roll No. 176: 418-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 22, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2007. Presented
to the President Oct. 24, 2007. Approved Nov. 5, 2007. Public
Law 110-111.
H.R. 1285.--To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of National
Forest System land in Kittitas County, Washington, to
facilitate the construction of a new fire and rescue station,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 1,
2007. Reported amended July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-249. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 23, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 24, 2007. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-
379.
H.R. 1286 (H. Res. 1317) (S. 686).--To amend the National Trails
System Act to designate the Washington-Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 1, 2007. Reported amended July 8, 2008;
Rept. 110-736. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July 10,
2008; Roll No. 484: 345-69. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 10 (Legislative day of July
9), 2008.
H.R. 1294 (H. Res. 377).--To extend Federal recognition to the
Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock
Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond
Indian Tribe. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 1, 2007.
Reported amended May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-124. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended May 8, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Indian Affairs May 9, 2007.
H.R. 1302 (S. 2433).--To require the President to develop and
implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United
States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of
global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and
the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development
Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people
worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per
day. Referred to Foreign Affairs Mar. 1, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 26, 2007.
H.R. 1309 (S. 849) (S. 2488).--To promote openness in Government
by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and
for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Mar. 5, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 12, 2007; Rept.
110-45. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 14, 2007; Roll No. 144: 308-117. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
15, 2007.
H.R. 1311.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the
Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the
development of a cancer treatment facility. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 5, 2007. Reported amended Feb. 28,
2008; Rept. 110-533. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 4, 2008; Roll No. 89: 377-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 5,
2008. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-380.
H.R. 1312.--To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for
aliens of extraordinary artistic ability. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 5, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 6, 2008; Rept.
110-540. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Apr. 1, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 2, 2008.
H.R. 1315.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
specially adaptive housing assistance to certain disabled
members of the Armed Forces residing temporarily in housing
owned by a family member. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar.
5, 2007. Reported amended July 27, 2007; Rept. 110-266. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2007.
Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Aug. 3, 2007. Held at Desk Apr. 24, 2008.
H.R. 1328 (S. 1200).--To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act to revise and extend that Act. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Energy and Commerce, and Ways and
Means Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended from Natural Resources
Apr. 4, 2008; Rept. 110-564, Pt. I. Referral to Energy and
Commerce and Ways and Means extended Apr. 4, 2008 for a period
ending not later than June 6, 2008. Energy and Commerce and
Ways and Means discharged June 6, 2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 444
H.R. 1332 (H. Res. 330).--To improve the access to capital
programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other
purposes. Referred to Small Business Mar. 6, 2007. Reported
amended Apr. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-104. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Apr. 25, 2007; Roll No. 263: 380-45. Received in
Senate Apr. 26, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar May 1,
2007.
H.R. 1333.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct
the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of
the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources
to support homeland security missions. Referred to Homeland
Security and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended from Homeland Security June 5,
2008; Rept. 110-691, Pt. I. Referral to Transportation and
Infrastructure extended June 5, 2008 for a period ending not
later than June 13, 2008. Reported amended from Transportation
and Infrastructure June 12, 2008; Pt. II. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 19, 2008.
H.R. 1335.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 508 East Main Street in Seneca, South
Carolina, as the ``S/Sgt Lewis G. Watkins Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar.
6, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House May 14, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 15, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President
Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-59.
H.R. 1337 (S. 175).--To provide for a feasibility study of
alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central
Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the
District. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 6, 2007. Reported
amended July 10, 2007; Rept. 110-221. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 10, 2007. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
July 11, 2007; Roll No. 616: 208-211. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 23, 2007. Indefinitely postponed
June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1338 (H. Res. 1388).--To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Mar.
6, 2007. Reported amended July 28, 2008; Rept. 110-783. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended July 31, 2008; Roll No. 556:
247-178. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 1343 (S. 901).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the
health centers program under section 330 of such Act. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended June 4,
2008; Rept. 110-680. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 4, 2008; Roll No. 372: 393-24. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
June 5, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Sept.
25, 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved
Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-355.
H.R. 1361 (H. Res. 302).--To improve the disaster relief programs
of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Referred to Small Business Mar. 6, 2007. Reported amended Mar.
30, 2007; Rept. 110-82. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
Apr. 18, 2007; Roll No. 225: 267-158. Received in Senate Apr.
19, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 1362 (H. Res. 242) (S. 680).--To reform acquisition practices
of the Federal Government. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Armed Services Mar. 6,
2007. Reported amended from Oversight and Government Reform
Mar. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-47, Pt. I. Referral to Armed Services
extended Mar. 12, 2007 for a period ending not later than Mar.
14, 2007. Reported amended from Armed Services Mar. 14, 2007;
Pt. II. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 15, 2007;
Roll No. 156: 347-73. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 15, 2007.
H.R. 1374.--To amend the Florida National Forest Land Management
Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract
of National Forest System land under that Act, and for other
purposes. Referred to Agriculture Mar. 7, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2007. Received in Senate Dec.
18, 2007. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 22
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 1382.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
an assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 7, 2007.
H.R. 1384 (S. 1781).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 118 Minner Street in
Bakersfield, California, as the ``Buck Owens Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 7, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed House amended July 30, 2007.
Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Aug. 1, 2007. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented
to the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public
Law 110-60.
H.R. 1388.--To amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and
Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic
Trail. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 7, 2007. Reported
amended July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-250. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 23, 2007. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 24, 2007.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1389.--To establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812
Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 7, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 24, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Sept. 25, 2007.
H.R. 1400.--To enhance United States diplomatic efforts with
respect to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions
against Iran, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs and in addition to Ways and Means, Financial Services,
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary Mar. 8,
2007. Reported amended from Foreign Affairs Aug. 2, 2007;
Rept. 110-294, Pt. I. Referral to Ways and Means, Financial
Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary
extended Aug. 2, 2007 for a period ending not later than Sept.
7, 2007. Referral to Ways and Means, Financial Services,
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary extended
Sept. 4, 2007 for a period ending not later than Sept. 21,
2007. Referral to Ways and Means, Financial Services,
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary extended
Sept. 21, 2007 for a period ending not later than Sept. 24,
2007. Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and
Government Reform, and the Judiciary discharged Sept. 24,
2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 25, 2007; Roll No. 895: 397-16. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 26,
2007.
H.R. 1401 (H. Res. 270) (S. 184) (S. 763).--To improve the
security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-
road buses in the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 8, 2007. Reported
amended from Homeland Security Mar. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-65,
Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Mar. 22,
2007. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 27, 2007; Roll
No. 201: 299-124. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Mar. 28, 2007.
H.R. 1402.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto,
Florida, as the ``Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post
Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Mar. 8, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2007;
Roll No. 247: 386-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 24, 2007.
Reported May 22, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate May
23, 2007. Presented to the President May 31, 2007. Approved
June 1, 2007. Public Law 110-32.
H.R. 1413.--To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration) to address
vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot
program to screen airport workers with access to secure and
sterile areas of airports. Referred to Homeland Security Mar.
8, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 11, 2007; Rept. 110-482. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 11, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Dec. 12, 2007.
H.R. 1418 (S. 793).--To provide for the expansion and improvement
of traumatic brain injury programs. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 8, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 8, 2008; Rept.
110-567.
Union Calendar................................................Union 349
H.R. 1423.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a
portion of a visitor center to be constructed outside the
boundary of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter
County, Indiana, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 8, 2007. Reported amended July 8, 2008; Rept.
110-737. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 8, 2008; Roll No. 472: 376-11. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 9, 2008.
H.R. 1424 (H. Res. 1014) (H.R. 493) (H. Res. 1525).--To amend
section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and
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. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to Education and Labor, and Ways
and Means Mar. 9, 2007. Reported amended from Education and
Labor Oct. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-374, Pt. I. Reported amended
from Ways and Means Oct. 15, 2007; Pt. II. Reported amended
from Energy and Commerce Mar. 4, 2008; Pt. III. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 5, 2008; Roll No. 101:
268-148. Received in Senate Mar. 6, 2008. Ordered placed on
the calendar Mar. 7, 2008. Passed Senate with amendments Oct.
1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Roll No. 213: 74-25.
House agreed to Senate amendments Oct. 3, 2008; Roll No. 681:
263-171. Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved
Oct. 3, 2008. Public Law 110-343.
H.R. 1425.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4551 East 52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, as
the ``Staff Sergeant Marvin ''Rex'' Young Post Office
Building``. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar.
9, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House May 21, 2007; Roll No.
385: 385-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs May 22, 2007. Reported Aug.
1, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007.
Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9,
2007. Public Law 110-61.
H.R. 1427 (H. Res. 404).--To reform the regulation of certain
housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 9, 2007.
Reported amended May 9, 2007; Rept. 110-142. Union Calendar.
Considered May 17, 2007. Passed House amended May 22, 2007;
Roll No. 396: 313-104. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 24, 2007.
H.R. 1429 (H. Res. 348) (H. Res. 813) (H. Con. Res. 258) (S.
556).--To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program
quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. Referred to
Education and Labor Mar. 9, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 23,
2007; Rept. 110-67. Union Calendar. Passed House amended May
2, 2007; Roll No. 285: 365-48. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar May 7, 2007. Passed Senate with
amendment June 19, 2007. Senate insisted on its amendment and
asked for a conference June 19, 2007. House disagreed to
Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Nov. 6, 2007.
Conference report filed in the House Nov. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-
439. House agreed to conference report Nov. 14, 2007; Roll No.
1090: 381-36. Senate agreed to conference report Nov. 14,
2007; Roll No. 409: 95-0. Presented to the President Dec. 5,
2007. Approved Dec. 12, 2007. Public Law 110-134.
H.R. 1433 (H. Res. 260) (H.R. 1905) (S. 1257).--To provide for the
treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional
district for purposes of representation in the House of
Representatives, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform
Mar. 9, 2007. Reported amended from Oversight and Government
Reform Mar. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-52, Pt. I. Reported from the
Judiciary Mar. 20, 2007; Pt. II.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 32
Supplemental report filed from Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 21,
2007; Pt. III. Considered Mar. 22, 2007. Laid on the table pursuant to H.
Res. 317 Apr. 19, 2007. See H.R. 1905 for further action.
H.R. 1434.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 896 Pittsburgh Street in Springdale,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Rachel Carson Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 9, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2007; Roll No. 246:
334-53. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Apr. 24, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to
the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law
110-62.
H.R. 1441.--To prohibit the sale by the Department of Defense of
parts for F-14 fighter aircraft. Referred to Foreign Affairs
and in addition to Armed Services Mar. 9, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 11, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Armed Services June 12, 2007.
H.R. 1462.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
participate in the implementation of the Platte River Recovery
Implementation Program for Endangered Species in the Central
and Lower Platte River Basin and to modify the Pathfinder Dam
and Reservoir. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 9, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-393. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct.
23, 2007. Reported with amendments Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-
321. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1464.--To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare
canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the
conservation programs of nations within the range of rare
felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with
demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and
rare canid populations. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 9,
2007. Reported amended May 19, 2008; Rept. 110-657. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2008; Roll No.
335: 294-119. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works May 21, 2008. Reported with amendment Sept.
24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-492.
H.R. 1467.--To authorize the National Science Foundation to award
grants to institutions of higher education to develop and
offer education and training programs. Referred to Science and
Technology Mar. 9, 2007. Reported June 5, 2007; Rept. 110-172.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 6, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions June 7, 2007.
H.R. 1468.--To ensure that, for each small business participating
in the 8(a) business development program that was affected by
Hurricane Katrina of 2005, the period in which it can
participate is extended by 18 months. Referred to Small
Business Mar. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 26, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Mar. 27, 2007.
H.R. 1469.--To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Mar. 12, 2007. Reported May 9, 2007; Rept. 110-138. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 5, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations June 7,
2007. Reported with amendments Mar. 4, 2008; Rept. 110-272.
H.R. 1470.--To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision
of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
May 23, 2007; Roll No. 412: 421-1. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2007.
H.R. 1473.--To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 to require child care providers to provide to
parents information regarding whether such providers carry
current liability insurance. Referred to Education and Labor
Mar. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 29,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Oct. 30, 2007.
H.R. 1483 (H. Res. 765) (S. 817).--To amend the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the
authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 12, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 18, 2007; Rept. 110-388. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Oct. 24, 2007; Roll No. 996: 291-122.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 25, 2007. Reported with amendment June 16,
2008; Rept. 110-381.
H.R. 1485.--For the relief of Esther Karinge. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 12, 2007. Reported July 8, 2008; Rept. 110-741.
Private Calendar. Passed House Sept. 16, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 17, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 1495 (H. Res. 319) (H. Res. 597) (S. 1248).--To provide for
the conservation and development of water and related
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the
United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 13, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-80. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Apr. 19, 2007; Roll No. 234: 394-25. Received in
Senate Apr. 23, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 30,
2007. Considered May 14, 15, 2007. Passed Senate with
amendment May 16, 2007; Roll No. 170: 91-4. Senate insisted on
its amendment and asked for a conference May 16, 2007. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference July
25, 2007. Conference report filed in the House July 31, 2007;
Rept. 110-280. House agreed to conference report Aug. 1, 2007;
Roll No. 790: 381-40. Senate agreed to conference report Sept.
24, 2007; Roll No. 347: 81-12. Presented to the President Oct.
23, 2007. Vetoed Nov. 2, 2007. In House, passed over
Presidential veto Nov. 6, 2007; Roll No. 1040: 361-54. In
Senate, passed over Presidential veto Nov. 8, 2007; Roll No.
406: 79-14. Became Public Law 110-114 without approval Nov. 9,
2007.
H.R. 1497.--To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend
its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the
United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 13, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 24, 2008;
Rept. 110-882.
Union Calendar................................................Union 573
H.R. 1503.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and
Riparian Restoration Project. Referred to Natural Resources
Mar. 13, 2007. Reported amended July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-251.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 23,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 24, 2007.
H.R. 1505.--To designate the Federal building located at 131 East
4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the ``James A. Leach Federal
Building''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar.
13, 2007. Reported amended May 8, 2007; Rept. 110-132. House
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works May 16, 2007.
H.R. 1512.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented
aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 13, 2007. Reported amended May
5, 2008; Rept. 110-618. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules May 6, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
May 8, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
May 12, 2008.
H.R. 1515.--To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 to treat certain communities as metropolitan cities for
purposes of the community development block grant program.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 14, 2007. Reported Apr.
16, 2007; Rept. 110-86. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 17, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 18, 2007.
H.R. 1520 (S. 1148).--To establish the Champlain Quadricentennial
Commemoration Commission, the Hudson-Fulton 400th
Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 14, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2007. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 25, 2007. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1525 (H.R. 964).--To amend title 18, United States Code, to
discourage spyware, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 14, 2007. Reported amended May 21, 2007; Rept.
110-159. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 22, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
May 23, 2007.
H.R. 1526.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional
Water Recycling Program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 14, 2007. Reported amended July 23,
2007; Rept. 110-252. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources July 24, 2007. Reported Apr.
10, 2008; Rept. 110-322. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1527.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow highly
rural veterans enrolled in the health system of the Department
of Veterans Affairs to receive covered health services through
providers other than those of the Department, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 14, 2007.
Reported amended Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-817. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 9, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 10, 2008; Roll No. 578:
417-0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
Sept. 11, 2008.
H.R. 1528 (H. Res. 940).--To amend the National Trails System Act
to designate the New England National Scenic Trail, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 14, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-502. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Jan. 29, 2008; Roll No. 28: 261-122.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 31, 2008. Reported with amendment June 16,
2008; Rept. 110-382.
H.R. 1532 (S. 1551).--To amend the Public Health Service Act with
respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating
tuberculosis, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 15, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 23, 2008; Rept.
110-873. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
24, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008.
Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law 110-392.
H.R. 1534.--To prohibit the sale, distribution, or transfer of
mercury, to prohibit the export of mercury, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 15, 2007.
Reported amended Nov. 13, 2007; Rept. 110-444. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 13, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Nov.
14, 2007.
H.R. 1538 (H. Res. 274) (S. 1606).--To amend title 10, United
States Code, to improve the management of medical care,
personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of
the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an
outpatient status, and for other purposes. Referred to Armed
Services and in addition to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 15, 2007.
Reported amended from Armed Services Mar. 23, 2007; Rept. 110-
68, Pt. I. Veterans' Affairs discharged. Mar. 23, 2007. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 28, 2007; Roll No. 208:
426-0. Received in Senate and referred to Armed Services Mar.
29, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment
July 25, 2007.
H.R. 1553 (S. 911).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
advance medical research and treatments into pediatric
cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the
current treatments and information regarding pediatric
cancers, establish a population-based national childhood
cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric
cancers. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 15, 2007.
Reported amended June 10, 2008; Rept. 110-706. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules June 11, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 12, 2008; Roll No. 409:
416-0. Received in Senate June 16, 2008. Passed Senate July
16, 2008. Presented to the President July 25, 2008. Approved
July 29, 2008. Public Law 110-285.
H.R. 1562.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
and expand certain rules with respect to housing in the GO
Zones. Referred to Ways and Means Mar. 19, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 23, 2007; Rept. 110-66. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 27, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance Mar. 28, 2007.
H.R. 1567 (S. 968).--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment,
and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Energy and Commerce Mar.
19, 2007. Reported amended from Foreign Affairs Oct. 15, 2007;
Rept. 110-381, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce discharged. Oct. 15,
2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 6, 2007.
H.R. 1575.--To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of
the Burt Lake Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian
Tribe, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Mar. 19, 2007. Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-794.
Union Calendar................................................Union 512
H.R. 1585 (H. Res. 403) (H. Res. 860) (H. Con. Res. 269) (S. 1547)
(S. 1548).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008
for military activities of the Department of Defense, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008,
and for other purposes. Referred to Armed Services Mar. 20,
2007. Reported amended May 11, 2007; Rept. 110-146. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed May 14, 2007; Pt. II.
Considered May 16, 2007. Passed House amended May 17, 2007;
Roll No. 373: 397-27. Received in Senate June 4, 2007. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 5, 2007. Considered July 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18 (Legislative day of July 17), 2007.
Returned to the calendar July 31, 2007. Considered Sept. 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 Passed Senate with amendment
Oct. 1, 2007; Roll No. 359: 92-3. Senate insisted on its
amendment and asked for a conference Oct. 1, 2007. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Dec.
5, 2007. Conference report filed in the House Dec. 6, 2007;
Rept. 110-477. House agreed to conference report Dec. 12,
2007; Roll No. 1151: 370-49. Senate agreed to conference
report Dec. 14, 2007; Roll No. 433: 90-3. Presented to the
President Dec. 19, 2007. Vetoed Dec. 28, 2007. In House, veto
referred to Armed Services Jan. 15, 2008.
H.R. 1591 (H. Res. 261) (H. Res. 332) (S. 965).--Making emergency
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations Mar. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-60. Union Calendar.
Considered Mar. 22, 2007. Passed House amended Mar. 23, 2007;
Roll No. 186: 218-212. Received in Senate and ordered placed
on the calendar Mar. 23, 2007. Considered Mar. 26, 27, 28,
2007. Passed Senate with amendment Mar. 29, 2007; Roll No.
126: 51-47. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference Mar. 29, 2007. House disagreed to Senate amendment
and agreed to a conference Apr. 19, 2007. Conference report
filed in the House Apr. 24, 2007; Rept. 110-107. House agreed
to conference report Apr. 25, 2007; Roll No. 265: 218-208.
Senate agreed to conference report Apr. 26, 2007; Roll No.
147: 51-46. Presented to the President May 1, 2007. Vetoed May
1, 2007. House sustained Presidential veto May 2, 2007; Roll
No. 276: 222-203. In House, veto referred to Appropriations
May 2, 2007.
H.R. 1592 (H. Res. 364).--To provide Federal assistance to States,
local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate
crimes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar.
20, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 30, 2007; Rept. 110-113. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended May 3, 2007; Roll No. 299: 237-
180. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary May 7,
2007.
H.R. 1593 (H. Con. Res. 270).--To reauthorize the grant program
for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry
planning and implementation, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary Mar. 20, 2007. Reported May 9, 2007; Rept.
110-140. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 13, 2007; Roll No. 1083: 347-62. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Nov. 14, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Mar. 11, 2008. Presented to the President Apr.
7, 2008. Approved Apr. 9, 2008. Public Law 110-199.
H.R. 1594.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
Outpatient Clinic in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the Michael
A. Marzano Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 20, 2007. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 17, 2008; Roll No. 604: 410-0. Received in Senate
Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate
Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 14, 2008. Public Law
110-410.
H.R. 1595.--To implement the recommendations of the Guam War
Claims Review Commission. Referred to Natural Resources Mar.
20, 2007. Reported amended May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-129. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules May 7, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 8, 2007; Roll No.
309: 288-133. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
May 9, 2007.
H.R. 1615.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 21, 2007.
Reported amended May 14, 2007; Rept. 110-149. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 22, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to the Judiciary May 23, 2007.
H.R. 1617.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 561 Kingsland Avenue in University City,
Missouri, as the ``Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 21, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 14, 2007. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May
15, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007.
Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-63.
H.R. 1642.--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure
that, to the extent possible, an enhanced-use lease for a
homeless housing project at the Department of Veterans Affairs
facility known as the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center,
located in North Hills, California, shall provide that such
housing project shall be maintained as a sober living facility
for veterans only, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
May 7, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 8, 2007.
H.R. 1650 (S. 772).--To amend the Federal antitrust laws to
provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from
such laws that are contrary to the public interest with
respect to railroads. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and
Commerce Mar. 22, 2007. Reported amended from the Judiciary
Sept. 18, 2008; Rept. 110-860, Pt. I. Transportation and
Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce discharged Sept. 18,
2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 556
H.R. 1657.--To establish a Science and Technology Scholarship
Program to award scholarships to recruit and prepare students
for careers in the National Weather Service and in National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine research,
atmospheric research, and satellite programs. Referred to
Science and Technology Mar. 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 17, 2007; Roll No. 868: 360-16. Received in Senate
and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 18,
2007.
H.R. 1660.--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern
Colorado region. Referred to Veterans' Affairs and in addition
to Ways and Means Mar. 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended May 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2007.
H.R. 1662.--To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to
authorize improvements for the security of dams and other
facilities. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 23, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-459. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 4, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 5,
2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-323. Indefinitely
postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1664.--To authorize grants for contributions toward the
establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 23, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 25, 2007.
H.R. 1675.--To suspend the requirements of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development regarding electronic filing of
previous participation certificates and regarding filing of
such certificates with respect to certain low-income housing
investors. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 26, 2007.
Reported Apr. 23, 2007; Rept. 110-106. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 24, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 25, 2007.
Reported May 17, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate May
24, 2007. Presented to the President June 6, 2007. Approved
June 15, 2007. Public Law 110-35.
H.R. 1676.--To reauthorize the program of the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development for loan guarantees for Indian housing.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 26, 2007. Reported Apr.
20, 2007; Rept. 110-102. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 24, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 25, 2007. Reported
May 17, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate May 24, 2007.
Presented to the President June 6, 2007. Approved June 18,
2007. Public Law 110-37.
H.R. 1677.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance
taxpayer protections and outreach. Referred to Ways and Means
Mar. 26, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-84.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 17,
2007; Roll No. 214: 407-7. Received in Senate and referred to
Finance Apr. 18, 2007.
H.R. 1678.--To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to
authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic
and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims
of torture, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs and in addition to Energy and Commerce Mar. 26, 2007.
Reported from Foreign Affairs Apr. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-103,
Pt. I. Energy and Commerce discharged. Apr. 20, 2007. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 25, 2007; Roll
No. 260: 418-7. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign
Relations Apr. 26, 2007. Reported Oct. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-194.
H.R. 1680.--To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to
regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the
acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists. Referred to
Homeland Security Mar. 26, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 2,
2007; Rept. 110-357. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 24, 2007.
H.R. 1681 (S. 655).--To amend the Congressional Charter of The
American National Red Cross to modernize its governance
structure, to enhance the ability of the board of governors of
The American National Red Cross to support the critical
mission of The American National Red Cross in the 21st
century, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Mar. 26, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-87.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 17,
2007. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
Apr. 18, 2007. Passed Senate Apr. 23, 2007. Presented to the
President May 1, 2007. Approved May 11, 2007. Public Law 110-
26.
H.R. 1684 (H. Res. 382).--To authorize appropriations for the
Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 26, 2007.
Reported amended May 4, 2007; Rept. 110-122. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended May 9, 2007; Roll No. 318: 296-126.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs May 11, 2007.
H.R. 1696.--To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and
Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe to determine blood quantum
requirement for membership in that Tribe. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 26, 2007. Reported July 30, 2007; Rept. 110-
272. Union Calendar. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in
Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Indian Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 1699.--To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to
require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product
registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant and
toddler products. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 26,
2007. Reported amended Oct. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-366. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 9, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Oct. 15, 2007.
H.R. 1700 (S. 368).--To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant
program, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 26, 2007. Reported amended May 14, 2007; Rept. 110-150.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15,
2007; Roll No. 348: 381-34. Received in Senate May 16, 2007.
Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 1714.--To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources
System Clam Pass Unit FL-64P. Referred to Natural Resources
Mar. 27, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 14, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works July 15, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept.
30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law
110-419.
H.R. 1716.--To authorize higher education curriculum development
and graduate training in advanced energy and green building
technologies. Referred to Science and Technology Mar. 27,
2007. Reported amended June 5, 2007; Rept. 110-173. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 6, 2007;
Roll No. 432: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Energy
and Natural Resources June 7, 2007.
H.R. 1717.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility. Referred
to Homeland Security and in addition to Agriculture, and
Energy and Commerce Mar. 27, 2007. Reported amended from
Homeland Security Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-819, Pt. I. Referral
to Energy and Commerce extended Aug. 1, 2008 for a period
ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008. Agriculture discharged.
Aug. 1, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Sept.
12, 2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 26, 2008.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 26, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 28, 2008 for a period
ending not later than Sept. 29, 2008. Referral to Energy and
Commerce extended Sept. 29, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Oct. 2, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended
Oct. 2, 2008 for a period ending not later than Oct. 3, 2008.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Oct. 3, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.
H.R. 1721 (S. 1771).--To increase the safety of swimming pools and
spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain
covers and pool and spa drainage systems, by establishing a
swimming pool safety grant program administered by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission to encourage States to
improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the
public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 27, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-365. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 9, 2007. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 15, 2007.
H.R. 1722.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 601 Banyan Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, as
the ``Leonard W. Herman Post Office''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Mar. 27, 2007. Considered under
suspension of rules May 21, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House May 22, 2007; Roll No. 401: 417-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May
23, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007.
Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-64.
H.R. 1725.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Rancho California Water
District Southern Riverside County Recycled/Non-Potable
Distribution Facilities and Demineralization/Desalination
Recycled Water Treatment and Reclamation Facility Project.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 28, 2007. Reported July 10,
2007; Rept. 110-222. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 10, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy
and Natural Resources July 11, 2007. Reported with amendment
June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-383.
H.R. 1727 (S. 1183).--To enhance and further research into
paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of
life for persons living with paralysis and other physical
disabilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 28, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 15, 2007; Rept.
110-378. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 15, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 16, 2007.
H.R. 1734.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in
Portland, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 28,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House June 3, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 4, 2008.
H.R. 1736.--To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for conjunctive use of
surface and groundwater in Juab County, Utah. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 28, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources June 7, 2007.
H.R. 1737.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the design, planning, and
construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to
reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of
Oxnard, California. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 28,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House May 7, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 8,
2007. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 1746.--To require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by
insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims
arising out of a covered policy. Referred to Financial
Services and in addition to Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and
Government Reform Mar. 28, 2007. Reported amended from
Financial Services Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-820, Pt. I.
Referral to Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Government
Reform extended Aug. 1, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 26, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 1, 2008
for a period ending not later than Sept. 26, 2008. Referral to
Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and the
Judiciary extended Sept. 26, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to Foreign Affairs,
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary extended
Sept. 28, 2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 29,
2008. Referral to Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government
Reform, and the Judiciary extended Sept. 29, 2008 for a period
ending not later than Oct. 2, 2008. Referral to Foreign
Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary
extended Oct. 2, 2008 for a period ending not later than Oct.
3, 2008. Referral to Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government
Reform, and the Judiciary extended Oct. 3, 2008 for a period
ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.
H.R. 1759.--To establish guidelines and incentives for States to
establish arsonist registries and to require the Attorney
General to establish a national arsonist registry and
notification program, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 29, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; Rept.
110-467. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
Dec. 6, 2007.
H.R. 1771.--To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting
and providing, through projects of persons and organizations
with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for
the conservation programs of countries the activities of which
directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of
cranes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 29, 2007. Reported
amended May 13, 2008; Rept. 110-635. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2008; Roll No. 345:
304-118. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works May 22, 2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-493.
H.R. 1773.--To limit the authority of the Secretary of
Transportation to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled
in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and
commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 29, 2007. Reported
amended May 14, 2007; Rept. 110-147. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2007; Roll No. 349:
411-3. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation May 16, 2007.
H.R. 1777.--To amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
to make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based
educational aid under the antitrust laws. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 29, 2007. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-
577. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Apr. 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary May 1, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendment Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules
Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008.
Approved Sept. 30, 2008. Public Law 110-327.
H.R. 1803.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir
intertie system for the purposes of improving the water
storage opportunities, water supply reliability, and water
yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland
Reservoirs in San Diego County, California in consultation and
cooperation with the City of San Diego and the Sweetwater
Authority, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 29, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
22, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no
written report.
H.R. 1808.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 29, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
Oct. 23, 2007; Roll No. 988: 417-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 24, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 31, 2007. Presented to the
President Nov. 1, 2007. Approved Nov. 8, 2007. Public Law 110-
112.
H.R. 1830.--To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade
Preference Act until September 30, 2009. Referred to Ways and
Means Mar. 29, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
June 27, 2007; Roll No. 583: 365-59. Received in Senate and
passed June 28, 2007. Presented to the President June 29,
2007. Approved June 30, 2007. Public Law 110-42.
H.R. 1834 (S. 39).--To authorize the national ocean exploration
program and the national undersea research program within the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Referred to
Science and Technology and in addition to Natural Resources,
and Armed Services Mar. 29, 2007. Reported amended from
Natural Resources Aug. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-311, Pt. I. Reported
amended from Science and Technology Dec. 18, 2007; Pt. II.
Armed Services discharged. Dec. 18, 2007. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 13, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 14, 2008; Roll No. 62:
352-49. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
Feb. 25, 2008.
H.R. 1847.--To amend the National Trails System Act to clarify
Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing
sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 29, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 11, 2008; Rept. 110-841.
Union Calendar................................................Union 541
H.R. 1851 (H. Res. 534).--To reform the housing choice voucher
program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 29, 2007. Reported
amended June 28, 2007; Rept. 110-216. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended July 12, 2007; Roll No. 629: 333-83. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
July 16, 2007.
H.R. 1852 (H. Res. 650).--To modernize and update the National
Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to
use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved
borrowers, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Mar. 29, 2007. Reported amended June 28, 2007; Rept.
110-217. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed Sept. 17,
2007; Pt. II. Passed House amended Sept. 18, 2007; Roll No.
876: 348-72. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 19, 2007.
H.R. 1855.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative
agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of
supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 30, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007.
Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-384.
H.R. 1867 (H. Res. 349) (H.R. 2272).--To authorize appropriations
for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the National Science
Foundation, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology Apr. 17, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 30, 2007;
Rept. 110-114. Union Calendar. Passed House amended May 2,
2007; Roll No. 295: 399-17. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar May 7, 2007.
H.R. 1868 (H. Res. 350) (H.R. 2272).--To authorize appropriations
for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for
fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology Apr. 17, 2007. Reported
amended Apr. 30, 2007; Rept. 110-115. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended May 3, 2007; Roll No. 301: 385-23. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
May 7, 2007.
H.R. 1873 (H. Res. 383).--To reauthorize the programs and
activities of the Small Business Administration relating to
procurement, and for other purposes. Referred to Small
Business Apr. 17, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 26, 2007; Rept.
110-111, Pt. I. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Apr. 26, 2007 for a period ending not later than May 4, 2007.
Reported amended May 3, 2007; Pt. II. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed May 8, 2007; Pt. III. Considered May
9, 2007. Passed House amended May 10, 2007; Roll No. 323: 409-
13. Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship May 11, 2007.
H.R. 1904 (S. 255).--To provide assistance to the State of New
Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 17,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 10, 2007. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 11, 2007.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1905 (H. Res. 317) (H.R. 1433) (H.R. 1906) (S. 1257).--To
provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a
Congressional district for purposes of representation in the
House of Representatives, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary Apr. 18, 2007. Passed House Apr. 19, 2007; Roll
No. 231: 241-177. Received in Senate and referred to Finance
Apr. 20, 2007.
H.R. 1906 (H. Res. 317) (H.R. 1905).--To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the estimated tax payment safe
harbor based on income for the preceding year in the case of
individuals with adjusted gross income greater than $5
million. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 18, 2007. Passed
House Apr. 19, 2007; Roll No. 232: 216-203. Laid on the table
pursuant to H. Res. 317 Apr. 19, 2007. See H.R. 1905 for
further action.
H.R. 1907.--To authorize the acquisition of land and interests in
land from willing sellers to improve the conservation of, and
to enhance the ecological values and functions of, coastal and
estuarine areas to benefit both the environment and the
economies of coastal communities, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended
July 31, 2008; Rept. 110-811. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 22, 2008; Roll No. 617: 313-59.
Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 2 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 1908 (H. Res. 636) (S. 1145).--To amend title 35, United
States Code, to provide for patent reform. Referred to the
Judiciary Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 4, 2007; Rept.
110-314. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 7, 2007;
Roll No. 863: 220-175. Received in Senate Sept. 10, 2007.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 11, 2007.
H.R. 1922 (S. 1143).--To designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an
Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National
Landscape System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended from Natural Resources Mar. 3,
2008; Rept. 110-536, Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure
discharged. Mar. 3, 2008. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 4, 2008. Received in Senate Mar. 5,
2008. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 29, 2008.
Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 1933.--To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize
and improve the carbon capture and storage research,
development, and demonstration program of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology Apr. 18, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 3, 2007; Rept.
110-301.
Union Calendar................................................Union 188
H.R. 1943.--To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in
Federal prisons. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 19, 2007.
Reported Sept. 24, 2007; Rept. 110-342. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 26, 2007. Reported
Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written
report.
H.R. 1955.--To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to the
Judiciary Apr. 19, 2007. Reported amended from Homeland
Security Oct. 16, 2007; Rept. 110-384, Pt. I. The Judiciary
discharged. Oct. 16, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 23, 2007; Roll No. 993: 404-6.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 24, 2007.
H.R. 1979.--To require any Federal or State court to recognize any
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other
than the State where the court is located when such
notarization. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 20, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 10, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary July 11, 2007.
H.R. 1980 (S. 1923).--To authorize appropriations for the Housing
Assistance Council. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 20,
2007. Reported June 21, 2007; Rept. 110-204. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 16, 2007; Roll No. 630:
350-49. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs July 17, 2007.
H.R. 1982.--To authorize appropriations for the rural housing and
economic development program of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 20,
2007. Reported amended June 21, 2007; Rept. 110-205. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 16, 2007;
Roll No. 631: 350-49. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 17, 2007.
H.R. 2003.--To encourage and facilitate the consolidation of peace
and security, respect for human rights, democracy, and
economic freedom in Ethiopia. Referred to Foreign Affairs Apr.
23, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 2, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Oct. 3,
2007.
H.R. 2011 (S. 1189).--To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building
and United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Apr. 24, 2007. Reported June 25, 2007; Rept.
110-209. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June
25, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs June 26, 2007. Committee discharged
July 30, 2007. Referred to Environment and Public Works July
30, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2007.
Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2007. Approved Dec. 26,
2007. Public Law 110-159.
H.R. 2016 (H. Res. 1084) (S. 1139).--To establish the National
Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 24, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-561. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Apr. 9, 2008; Roll No. 174: 278-140. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 10, 2008.
H.R. 2025.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 11033 South State Street in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Willye B. White Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 25, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 14, 2007. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May
15, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007.
Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-65.
H.R. 2040.--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. Referred to Financial Services Apr.
25, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 1, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 2, 2008.
H.R. 2063.--To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a
voluntary policy for managing the risk of food allergy and
anaphylaxis in schools, to establish school-based food allergy
management grants, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to Education and Labor Apr. 26,
2007. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Apr. 8, 2008;
Rept. 110-571, Pt. I. Education and Labor discharged. Apr. 8,
2008. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Apr. 8, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 9, 2008.
H.R. 2077.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 20805 State Route 125 in Blue Creek, Ohio,
as the ``George B. Lewis Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 30, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 21, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 22,
2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate
Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007.
Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-66.
H.R. 2078.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 14536 State Route 136 in Cherry Fork, Ohio,
as the ``Staff Sergeant Omer T. 'O.T.' Hawkins Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 30, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 21, 2007. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May
22, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007.
Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-67.
H.R. 2080.--To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to
conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council
of the District of Columbia relating to public education.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 1, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 8, 2007. Received in Senate May 9,
2007. Ordered placed on the calendar May 10, 2007. Passed
Senate May 22, 2007. Presented to the President May 31, 2007.
Approved June 1, 2007. Public Law 110-33.
H.R. 2082 (H. Res. 388) (H. Res. 859) (S. 1538).--To authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the United States
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for
other purposes. Referred to Intelligence May 1, 2007. Reported
amended May 7, 2007; Rept. 110-131. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended May 11 (Legislative day of May 10), 2007; Roll
No. 341: 225-197. Received in Senate and referred to
Intelligence May 14, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendment Oct. 3, 2007. Senate insisted on its amendment
and asked for a conference Oct. 3, 2007. House disagreed to
Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Dec. 4, 2007.
Conference report filed in the House Dec. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-
478. House agreed to conference report Dec. 13, 2007; Roll No.
1160: 222-199. Conference report considered in Senate Feb. 11,
2008. Senate agreed to conference report Feb. 13, 2008; Roll
No. 22: 51-45. Presented to the President Feb. 29, 2008.
Vetoed Mar. 8, 2008. House sustained Presidential veto Mar.
11, 2008; Roll No. 117: 225-188. In House, veto referred to
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Mar. 11, 2008.
H.R. 2085.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey
to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee
Creek Project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources May 1, 2007. Reported Dec. 4, 2007; Rept.
110-460. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Dec. 4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2007; Roll
No. 1141: 373-0. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Dec. 7, 2007. Reported June 16, 2008; Rept.
110-385.
H.R. 2089.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 701 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans,
Louisiana, as the ``Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 1,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 15, 2007; Roll No.
962: 383-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 16, 2007. Reported Nov.
14, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007.
Presented to the President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30,
2007. Public Law 110-121.
H.R. 2094 (S. 890).--To provide for certain administrative and
support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources May 1, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept.
110-392. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Oct. 23, 2007. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 2095 (H. Res. 724) (S. 1889).--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.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure May 1, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-336. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Oct. 17, 2007; Roll No. 980:
377-38. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Oct. 18, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment Aug. 1, 2008. House agreed to Senate
amendment with an amendment pursuant to H.Res. 1492 Sept. 24,
2008. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment
Oct. 1 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Roll No. 210: 74-
24. Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2008. Approved Oct. 16,
2008. Public Law 110-432.
H.R. 2102 (H. Res. 742) (S. 2035).--To maintain the free flow of
information to the public by providing conditions for the
federally compelled disclosure of information by certain
persons connected with the news media. Referred to the
Judiciary May 2, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 10, 2007; Rept.
110-370. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Oct. 16, 2007;
Roll No. 973: 398-21. Received in Senate Oct. 17, 2007.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2007.
H.R. 2107.--To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the
Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources May 2, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in Senate
July 31, 2007. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug.
3, 2007.
H.R. 2120 (H.R. 4115).--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
proclaim as reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in
trust by the United States for that Indian tribe. Referred to
Natural Resources May 2, 2007. Reported amended July 30, 2007;
Rept. 110-273. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July 30,
2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Indian
Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 2121.--To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary
of the Interior. Referred to Natural Resources May 2, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 10, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 11,
2007.
H.R. 2127.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 408 West 6th Street in Chelsea, Oklahoma,
as the ``Clem Rogers McSpadden Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 3, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 18, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
19, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007.
Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-68.
H.R. 2139.--To modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance
program under title I of the National Housing Act. Referred to
Financial Services May 3, 2007. Reported amended June 21,
2007; Rept. 110-206. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 25, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 26, 2007.
H.R. 2176 (H. Res. 1298) (H.R. 4115).--To provide for and approve
the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian
Community. Referred to Natural Resources May 3, 2007. Reported
amended Mar. 6, 2008; Rept. 110-541, Pt. I. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 6, 2008 for a period ending not later than Apr.
4, 2008. Reported adversely Apr. 4, 2008; Pt. II. Union
Calendar. Failed of passage June 25, 2008; Roll No. 458: 121-
298.
H.R. 2185 (S. 2020).--To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries
that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and
associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act
through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs May 7, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 9, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations Oct. 15, 2007.
H.R. 2192.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an
Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs May 7, 2007. Reported amended July 24,
2008; Rept. 110-773. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 29, 2008; Roll No. 536: 398-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 30, 2008.
H.R. 2197.--To modify the boundary of the Hopewell Culture
National Historical Park in the State of Ohio, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 7, 2007. Reported
Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-391. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007. Reported June 16,
2008; Rept. 110-386.
H.R. 2199 (S. 1233).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain
improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic
brain injuries, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 8, 2007. Reported amended May 23, 2007; Rept. 110-
166. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May
23, 2007; Roll No. 413: 421-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2007.
H.R. 2206 (H. Res. 387) (H. Res. 438).--Making emergency
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Referred to
Appropriations and in addition to the Budget May 8, 2007.
Passed House amended May 10, 2007; Roll No. 333: 221-205.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar May 14,
2007. Considered May 15, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment
May 17, 2007. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference May 17, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment with
amendment May 24, 2007. Senate agreed to House amendment to
Senate amendment May 24, 2007. Presented to the President May
25, 2007. Approved May 25, 2007. Public Law 110-28.
H.R. 2207 (H. Res. 387).--Making supplemental appropriations for
agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
Referred to Appropriations and in addition to the Budget May
8, 2007. Passed House amended May 10, 2007; Roll No. 336: 302-
120. Laid on the table pursuant to H. Res. 387 May 10, 2007.
H.R. 2208.--To provide for a standby loan program for certain
coal-to-liquid projects. Referred to Energy and Commerce and
in addition to Science and Technology May 8, 2007. Discharge
petition filed July 9, 2008; Pet. 110-12.
H.R. 2237 (H. Res. 387).--To provide for the redeployment of
United States Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq.
Referred to Armed Services and in addition to Foreign Affairs
May 9, 2007. Failed of passage May 10, 2007; Roll No. 330:
171-255.
H.R. 2239.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand
eligibility for vocational rehabilitation benefits
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 9, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended May 23, 2007; Roll No. 414: 414-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2007.
H.R. 2245.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood
``Bud'' Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 9, 2007. Considered under
suspension of rules June 24, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 26, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 27, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Aug. 1, 2008. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2008.
Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law 110-302.
H.R. 2246.--To validate certain conveyances made by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada,
that were originally conveyed by the United States to
facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 9, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-461. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 4, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 5,
2007. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 2251 (S. 1329).--To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 9,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 12, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 13, 2008.
H.R. 2262 (H. Res. 780).--To modify the requirements applicable to
locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the
principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 10, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-412. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Nov. 1, 2007; Roll No. 1033: 244-166. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 5,
2007.
H.R. 2264 (S. 879).--To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
producing and exporting cartels illegal. Referred to the
Judiciary May 10, 2007. Reported amended May 21, 2007; Rept.
110-160. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 22, 2007; Roll No. 398: 345-72. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar May 23, 2007.
H.R. 2268.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of
Mother's Day. Referred to Financial Services May 10, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 10, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
June 11, 2008.
H.R. 2272 (H.R. 362) (H.R. 363) (H.R. 1068) (H.R. 1867) (H.R.
1868) (H. Res. 602) (S. 761).--To invest in innovation through
research and development, and to improve the competitiveness
of the United States. Referred to Science and Technology May
10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House May 21, 2007. Received
in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar May 22, 2007.
July 19, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment July 19, 2007.
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference
July 19, 2007. House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed
to a conference July 31, 2007. Conference report filed in the
House Aug. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-289. House agreed to conference
report Aug. 2, 2007; Roll No. 802: 367-57. Senate agreed to
conference report Aug. 2, 2007. Presented to the President
Aug. 4, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-69.
H.R. 2276.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 203 North Main Street in Vassar, Michigan,
as the ``Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May
10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 1, 2007; Roll No.
925: 379-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 2, 2007. Reported Nov.
14, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007.
Presented to the President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30,
2007. Public Law 110-122.
H.R. 2279.--To expedite the construction of new refining capacity
on closed military installations in the United States, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Armed Services May 10, 2007. Discharge petition
filed June 18, 2008; Pet. 110-9.
H.R. 2284.--To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve
the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers
to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
Referred to Small Business May 10, 2007. Reported June 15,
2007; Rept. 110-192. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules June 18, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 20, 2007; Roll No. 515: 351-73. Received in Senate
and referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship June 21,
2007.
H.R. 2286.--To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond
forfeitures. Referred to the Judiciary May 10, 2007. Reported
June 22, 2007; Rept. 110-208. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 25, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary June 26, 2007.
H.R. 2293.--To require the Secretary of State to submit to
Congress a report on efforts to bring to justice the
Palestinian terrorists who killed John Branchizio, Mark
Parson, and John Marin Linde. Referred to Foreign Affairs May
14, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 16, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations July 17,
2007.
H.R. 2295 (S. 1382).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis Registry. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 14,
2007. Reported amended Oct. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-379. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Oct. 15, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 16, 2007; Roll No.
970: 411-3. Received in Senate Oct. 17, 2007. Ordered placed
on the calendar Oct. 31, 2007.
H.R. 2304.--To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program
of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application for geothermal energy, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology May 14, 2007. Reported
amended June 21, 2007; Rept. 110-203.
Union Calendar................................................Union 122
H.R. 2309.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3916 Milgen Road in Columbus, Georgia, as
the ``Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform May 14, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in Senate
July 31, 2007. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the
President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-
70.
H.R. 2313.--To establish research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application programs for marine renewable energy
technologies. Referred to Science and Technology May 15, 2007.
Reported amended June 21, 2007; Rept. 110-202.
Union Calendar................................................Union 121
H.R. 2316 (H. Res. 437).--To provide more rigorous requirements
with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws
and regulations, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Rules, and House Administration
May 15, 2007. Reported amended from the Judiciary May 21,
2007; Rept. 110-161, Pt. I. Rules and House Administration
discharged May 21, 2007. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
May 24, 2007; Roll No. 423: 396-22. Received in Senate May 25,
2007. Ordered placed on the calendar June 4, 2007.
H.R. 2317 (H. Res. 437).--To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports
on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 15, 2007. Reported
amended May 21, 2007; Rept. 110-162. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended May 24, 2007; Roll No. 420: 382-37. Received in
Senate May 25, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar June 4,
2007.
H.R. 2337.--To promote energy policy reforms and public
accountability, alternative energy and efficiency, and carbon
capture and climate change mitigation, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to Agriculture,
and Science and Technology May 16, 2007. Reported amended from
Natural Resources Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-296, Pt. I.
Agriculture and Science and Technology discharged Aug. 3,
2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 186
H.R. 2339.--To encourage research, development, and demonstration
of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water
produced in connection with the development of domestic energy
resources, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology May 16, 2007. Reported amended July 30, 2008; Rept.
110-801. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources July 31, 2008.
H.R. 2342.--To direct the President to establish a National
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Science and Technology May 16, 2007. Reported amended from
Natural Resources Mar. 31, 2008; Rept. 110-558, Pt. I. Science
and Technology discharged. Mar. 31, 2008. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Apr. 1 (Legislative day of Mar. 13), 2008.
H.R. 2343.--To expand quality programs of early childhood home
visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and
neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental
and health delays, including potential mental health concerns,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor and in
addition to Armed Services May 16, 2007. Reported amended from
Education and Labor Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-818, Pt. I.
Referral to Armed Services extended Aug. 1, 2008 for a period
ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008. Referral to Armed
Services extended Sept. 12, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 19, 2008. Armed Services discharged. Sept. 19,
2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 559
H.R. 2347.--To authorize State and local governments to direct
divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with
investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in
addition to Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government
Reform May 16, 2007. Reported amended from Financial Services
July 30, 2007; Rept. 110-277, Pt. I. Education and Labor and
Oversight and Government Reform discharged July 30, 2007.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules July 30,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 31, 2007;
Roll No. 765: 408-6. Received in Senate Aug. 1, 2007. Referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 2352.--To enhance the safety of elementary schools, secondary
schools, and institutions of higher education. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Education and Labor May 16, 2007.
Reported amended from the Judiciary Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-
821, Pt. I. Referral to Education and Labor extended Aug. 1,
2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008.
Education and Labor discharged. Sept. 12, 2008. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 15, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 2356.--To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the
display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.
Referred to the Judiciary May 17, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 11, 2007; Roll No. 448: 386-0. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary June 12, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate May 15, 2008. Presented to the
President May 23, 2008. Approved June 3, 2008. Public Law 110-
239.
H.R. 2358.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and
issue coins in commemoration of Native Americans and the
important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual
Native Americans to the development of the United States and
the history of the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services May 17, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 12, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 13, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Aug. 3, 2007. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Sept.
4, 2007. Presented to the President Sept. 10, 2007. Approved
Sept. 20, 2007. Public Law 110-82.
H.R. 2359.--To reauthorize programs to assist small business
concerns, and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
May 17, 2007. Reported June 15, 2007; Rept. 110-193. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules June 18, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 20, 2007; Roll No. 514:
405-18. Received in Senate June 21, 2007. Received in Senate
June 21, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar June 22, 2007.
H.R. 2366.--To reauthorize the veterans entrepreneurial
development programs of the Small Business Administration, and
for other purposes. Referred to Small Business May 17, 2007.
Reported June 15, 2007; Rept. 110-194. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 18, 2007. Received in Senate June
19, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar June 21, 2007.
H.R. 2381.--To promote Department of the Interior efforts to
provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and
nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 17, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 10, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 11,
2007.
H.R. 2397.--To reauthorize the women's entrepreneurial development
programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other
purposes. Referred to Small Business May 21, 2007. Reported
June 15, 2007; Rept. 110-195. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 18, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Small Business and Entrepreneurship June 19, 2007.
H.R. 2399.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title
18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling
and related activities, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Homeland Security May 21,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 22, 2007; Roll
No. 400: 412-0. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary May 23, 2007.
H.R. 2400 (S. 39).--To direct the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an
integrated Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the
Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the
exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf of the
United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Science and Technology May 21,
2007. Reported amended from Natural Resources July 23, 2007;
Rept. 110-253, Pt. I. Science and Technology discharged. July
23, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 24, 2007.
H.R. 2406.--To authorize the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to increase its efforts in support of the
integration of the healthcare information enterprise in the
United States. Referred to Science and Technology May 21,
2007. Reported amended Nov. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-451.
Union Calendar................................................Union 277
H.R. 2408.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the ``Milo C.
Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 21, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Oct. 24, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Dec. 13, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 19,
2007. Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law 110-145.
H.R. 2419 (H. Res. 574) (H. Res. 1189) (H.R. 6124) (S. 2302).--To
provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Referred to
Agriculture and in addition to Foreign Affairs May 22, 2007.
Reported amended from Agriculture July 23, 2007; Rept. 110-
256, Pt. I. Foreign Affairs discharged. July 23, 2007. Union
Calendar. Considered July 26, 2007. Passed House amended July
27, 2007; Roll No. 756: 231-191. Received in Senate Sept. 4,
2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 5, 2007. Considered
Nov. 5, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, Dec. 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 2007.
Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 14, 2007; Roll No. 434: 79-
14. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference Dec. 14, 2007. House disagreed to Senate amendment
and agreed to a conference Apr. 9, 2008. Conference report
filed in the House May 13, 2008; Rept. 110-627. House agreed
to conference report May 14, 2008; Roll No. 315: 318-106.
Conference report considered in Senate May 14, 2008. Senate
agreed to conference report May 15, 2008; Roll No. 130: 81-15.
Presented to the President May 20, 2008. Vetoed May 21, 2008.
In House, passed over Presidential veto May 21, 2008; Roll No.
346: 316-108. In Senate, passed over Presidential veto May 22,
2008; Roll No. 140: 82-13. Became Public Law 110-234 without
approval May 22, 2008.
H.R. 2420.--To declare United States policy on international
climate cooperation, to authorize assistance to promote clean
and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries, and to
establish the International Clean Energy Foundation. Referred
to Foreign Affairs May 22, 2007. Reported amended June 28,
2007; Rept. 110-215.
Union Calendar................................................Union 131
H.R. 2429.--To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare
reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during
the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active
duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and
Means May 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House May 23,
2007; Roll No. 405: 422-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Finance May 24, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate July
24, 2007. Presented to the President July 27, 2007. Approved
Aug. 3, 2007. Public Law 110-54.
H.R. 2446 (H. Res. 453).--To reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom
Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs May 22, 2007. Reported May 30, 2007; Rept.
110-170. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 6, 2007;
Roll No. 438: 406-10. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations June 7, 2007.
H.R. 2452 (S. 2080).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and
report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure May 23, 2007.
Reported amended June 19, 2008; Rept. 110-723. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2008. Received
in Senate June 24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 2464.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a
means for continued improvement in emergency medical services
for children. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 23, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-568. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 8, 2008; Roll No.
162: 390-1. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 9, 2008.
H.R. 2467.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 69 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New
Jersey, as the ``Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 23, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 11, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Presented to the President
Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24, 2007. Public Law 110-98.
H.R. 2474.--To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for
violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Referred to
Energy and Commerce May 24, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 9,
2007; Rept. 110-364. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 9, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 15, 2007.
H.R. 2489 (S. 888).--To amend section 1091 of title 18, United
States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in
appropriate circumstances. Referred to the Judiciary May 24,
2007. Reported Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-468.
Union Calendar................................................Union 292
H.R. 2490.--To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric
identification in the maritime environment of aliens
unlawfully attempting to enter the United States. Referred to
Homeland Security May 24, 2007. Reported amended July 10,
2008; Rept. 110-751. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 29, 2008; Roll No. 534: 394-3. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
July 30, 2008.
H.R. 2493.--To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction
in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce May 24, 2007. Discharge
petition filed July 15, 2008; Pet. 110-13.
H.R. 2499.--To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve
the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers
to Colonias. Referred to Small Business May 24, 2007.
H.R. 2515.--To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of
Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-
Species Conservation Program in the States of Arizona,
California, and Nevada, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources May 24, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 31,
2008; Rept. 110-555. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 31, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 1 (Legislative day of
Mar. 13), 2008. Reported with amendment June 16, 2008; Rept.
110-387.
H.R. 2517 (S. 1829).--To amend the Missing Children's Assistance
Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education and Labor May 24, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 5, 2007; Roll No. 1132: 408-3.
Received in Senate Dec. 5, 2007. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate May 20, 2008. Presented to the
President May 23, 2008. Approved June 3, 2008. Public Law 110-
240.
H.R. 2535.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study on the feasibility and suitability of constructing a
storage reservoir, outlet works, and a delivery system for the
Tule River Indian Tribe of California to provide a water
supply for domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural
purposes, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources May 24, 2007. Reported July 31, 2008; Rept. 110-812.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 15,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 2 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 2537 (H. Res. 1083) (S. 2844).--To amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act relating to beach monitoring, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
May 24, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-491.
Union Calendar. Considered Apr. 10, 2008. Passed House amended
Apr. 16, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works Apr. 17, 2008.
H.R. 2546.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Charles
George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 25, 2007; Roll No. 550: 381-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs June 26, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 1, 2007. Presented to
the President Nov. 6, 2007. Approved Nov. 15, 2007. Public Law
110-117.
H.R. 2547.--To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prevent
misrepresentation about deposit insurance coverage, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services May 24, 2007.
Reported July 16, 2007; Rept. 110-234. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 16, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
July 17, 2007.
H.R. 2553.--To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 to provide for the establishment and maintenance of
existing libraries and resource centers at United States
diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about
American culture, society, and history, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs May 24, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 9, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Oct. 15, 2007.
Reported with amendments Sept. 12, 2008; Rept. 110-459.
H.R. 2559 (S. 1704).--To temporarily extend the programs under the
Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred
to Education and Labor June 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 6, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions June 7, 2007.
H.R. 2560.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
prohibit human cloning, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce June 5, 2007. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) June 6, 2007;
Roll No. 439: 204-213.
H.R. 2563 (S. 1539).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 309 East Linn Street in
Marshalltown, Iowa, as the ``Major Scott Nisely Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 5, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 18, 2007; Roll No. 499:
386-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs June 19, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to
the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law
110-71.
H.R. 2570 (S. 1732).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 301 Boardwalk Drive in Fort
Collins, Colorado, as the ``Dr. Karl E. Carson Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 16, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 17, 2007. Reported Aug. 1, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President
Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public Law 110-72.
H.R. 2575.--For the relief of Mikael Adrian Christopher Figueroa
Alvarez. Referred to the Judiciary June 5, 2007. Reported
Sept. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-827.
Private Calendar..............................................Private 5
H.R. 2583.--To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to
establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish
residency training programs. Referred to Energy and Commerce
June 6, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 23, 2008; Rept. 110-872.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
23, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 2587.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis,
Tennessee, as the ``Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 6, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 10, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 11, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Presented to the President
Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24, 2007. Public Law 110-99.
H.R. 2601 (S. 781).--To extend the authority of the Federal Trade
Commission to collect fees to administer and enforce the
provisions relating to the ``Do-not-call'' registry of the
Telemarketing Sales Rule. Referred to Energy and Commerce June
6, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 11, 2007; Rept. 110-485. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 11, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Dec. 12, 2007.
H.R. 2602.--To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical
facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Oscar G. Johnson
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility''. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 6, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 25, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs June 26, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Nov. 7, 2007. Presented to the President Nov. 13, 2007.
Approved Nov. 16, 2007. Public Law 110-118.
H.R. 2608.--To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in
fiscal years 2008 through 2010, extensions of supplemental
security income for refugees, asylees, and certain other
humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal Revenue
Code to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from
fraud. Referred to Ways and Means June 7, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 11, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance July 16, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendments Aug. 1, 2008. House agreed to
Senate amendments under suspension of the rules Sept. 17,
2008. Presented to the President Sept. 23, 2008. Approved
Sept. 30, 2008. Public Law 110-328.
H.R. 2614.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in certain water projects in
California. Referred to Natural Resources June 7, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 14, 2007.
Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 2623.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the
collection of copayments for all hospice care furnished by the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
June 7, 2007. Reported amended July 27, 2007; Rept. 110-267.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30,
2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 2627.--To establish the Thomas Edison National Historical
Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison
National Historic Site. Referred to Natural Resources June 7,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 14,
2007. Reported with amendment June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-388.
H.R. 2630.--To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs of a
candidate or an individual holding Federal office from making
payments to the candidate's or individual's spouse, to require
such committees and PACs to report on disbursements made to
the immediate family members of the candidate or individual,
and for other purposes. Referred to House Administration June
7, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 23, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Rules and Administration
July 24, 2007.
H.R. 2631.--To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland
Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit
attribution of the source of nuclear material. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Foreign Affairs June 7,
2007. Reported amended from Homeland Security June 11, 2008;
Rept. 110-708, Pt. I. Foreign Affairs discharged. June 11,
2008. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
June 18, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs June 19, 2008. Reported with
amendment Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 2632.--To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San
Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources June 7, 2007. Reported amended June 5, 2008;
Rept. 110-695. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended June 9, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 10, 2008. Reported with
amendment Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 2634 (H. Res. 1103).--To provide for greater responsibility
in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the
United States and the international financial institutions by
low-income countries, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services June 7, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-575. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Apr.
16, 2008; Roll No. 199: 285-132. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations Apr. 24, 2008.
H.R. 2635.--To reduce the Federal Government's contribution to
global warming through measures that promote efficiency in the
Federal Government's management and operations, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in
addition to Energy and Commerce, Armed Services,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and
Agriculture June 7, 2007. Reported amended from Oversight and
Government Reform Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-297, Pt. I. Energy
and Commerce, Armed Services, Transportation and
Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Agriculture discharged
Aug. 3, 2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 187
H.R. 2637.--To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act, with respect to
civil penalties for child labor violations. Referred to
Education and Labor June 8, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 12, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 13, 2007.
H.R. 2638 (H. Res. 473) (H. Res. 1488) (S. 1644).--Making
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 8, 2007; Rept. 110-181.
Union Calendar. Considered June 12, 13, 14, 2007. Passed House
amended June 15, 2007; Roll No. 491: 268-150. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar June 18, 2007.
Considered July 24, 25,, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment
July 26, 2007; Roll No. 278: 89-4. Senate insisted on its
amendment and asked for a conference July 26, 2007. House
agreed to Senate amendment with amendment Sept. 24, 2008; Roll
No. 632: 370-58. Considered Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate
amendment Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Roll
No. 208: 78-12. Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2008.
Approved Sept. 30, 2008. Public Law 110-329.
H.R. 2640.--To improve the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary June 11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House June
13, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
June 14, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendment Dec. 19, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment Dec.
19, 2007. Presented to the President Jan. 4, 2008. Approved
Jan. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-180.
H.R. 2641 (H. Res. 481) (S. 1751).--Making appropriations for
energy and water development and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 11, 2007; Rept. 110-185.
Union Calendar. Considered June 19, 20, 2007. Supplemental
report filed July 13, 2007; Pt. II. Passed House amended July
17, 2007; Roll No. 641: 312-112. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar July 18 (Legislative day of
July 17), 2007.
H.R. 2642 (H. Res. 480) (H. Res. 1197) (H. Res. 1284) (S. 1645)
(S. 2363).--Making appropriations for military construction,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 11, 2007; Rept.
110-186. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 15, 2007;
Roll No. 498: 409-2. Received in Senate and ordered placed on
the calendar June 18, 2007. Considered Sept. 4, 5,, 2007.
Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 6, 2007; Roll No. 316: 92-
1. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference
Sept. 6, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment with
amendments May 15, 2008. Senate agreed to House amendment No.
1 to Senate amendment with amendment May 22, 2008. Senate
agreed to House amendment No. 2 to Senate amendment with
amendment May 22, 2008. House agreed to Senate amendment to
House amendment No. 1 to Senate amendment June 19, 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment No. 2 to Senate
amendment with amendment June 19, 2008. Senate agreed to House
amendment to Senate amendment to House amendment No 2 to
Senate amendment June 26, 2008. Presented to the President
June 27, 2008. Approved June 30, 2008. Public Law 110-252.
H.R. 2643 (H. Res. 514) (S. 1696).--Making appropriations for the
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 11, 2007; Rept.
110-187. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed June 22,
2007; Pt. II. Considered June 26, 2007. Passed House amended
June 27, 2007; Roll No. 579: 272-155. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar June 28, 2007.
H.R. 2649.--To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. Referred to Natural
Resources June 11, 2007. Reported amended May 13, 2008; Rept.
110-634. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 19, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20,
2008; Roll No. 336: 374-39. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 21, 2008.
H.R. 2654.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 202 South Dumont Avenue in Woonsocket,
South Dakota, as the ``Eleanor McGovern Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Sept. 11, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Presented to
the President Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24, 2007. Public
Law 110-100.
H.R. 2669 (H. Res. 531) (H. Res. 637).--To provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008. Referred to
Education and Labor June 12, 2007. Reported amended June 25,
2007; Rept. 110-210. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July
11, 2007; Roll No. 613: 273-149. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar July 16, 2007. Considered July
18 (Legislative day of July 17), 19, 2007. Passed Senate with
amendment July 20 (Legislative day of July 19), 2007; Roll No.
272: 78-18. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference July 20 (Legislative day of July 19), 2007. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Sept.
4, 2007. Conference report filed in the House Sept. 6, 2007;
Rept. 110-317. Conference report considered in Senate Sept. 6,
2007. Senate agreed to conference report Sept. 7, 2007; Roll
No. 326: 79-12. House agreed to conference report Sept. 7,
2007; Roll No. 864: 292-97. Presented to the President Sept.
19, 2007. Approved Sept. 27, 2007. Public Law 110-84.
H.R. 2671.--To designate the United States courthouse located at
301 North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, as the ``C. Clyde
Atkins United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure June 12, 2007. Reported Sept. 14, 2007;
Rept. 110-326. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Oct. 29, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works Oct. 30, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Dec. 13, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 19,
2007. Approved Dec. 21, 2007. Public Law 110-146.
H.R. 2675.--To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140
acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to
the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of
America, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
June 12, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 31, 2008; Rept. 110-553.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31,
2008; Roll No. 148: 370-2. Received in Senate and referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Apr. 1 (Legislative day
of Mar. 13), 2008.
H.R. 2688 (S. 1596).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in
Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
12, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed House amended July 30,
2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Aug. 1, 2007. Passed Senate Aug. 3, 2007. Presented
to the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 9, 2007. Public
Law 110-73.
H.R. 2693 (H. Res. 678).--To direct the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker
exposure to diacetyl. Referred to Education and Labor June 13,
2007. Reported amended July 18, 2007; Rept. 110-239. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 26, 2007; Roll No. 913:
260-154. Received in Senate Sept. 27, 2007. Ordered placed on
the calendar Sept. 28, 2007.
H.R. 2698.--To authorize appropriations for the civil aviation
research and development projects and activities of the
Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology June 13, 2007. Reported
amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-329.
Union Calendar................................................Union 205
H.R. 2701.--To strengthen our Nation's energy security and
mitigate the effects of climate change by promoting energy
efficient transportation and public buildings, creating
incentives for the use of alternative fuel vehicles and
renewable energy, and ensuring sound water resource and
natural disaster preparedness planning, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June
13, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 29, 2008; Rept. 110-904.
Union Calendar................................................Union 581
H.R. 2705.--To amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments
Act of 2003, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs June 13, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 13, 2007. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 14, 2007.
H.R. 2707.--To reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational
and Cultural Program. Referred to Education and Labor June 13,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2007.
Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 2722 (S. 924).--To restructure the Coast Guard Integrated
Deepwater Program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure June 14, 2007. Reported
amended July 30, 2007; Rept. 110-270. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 30, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 31, 2007; Roll No. 773:
426-0. Received in Senate Aug. 1, 2007. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 2728.--To designate the station of the United States Border
Patrol located at 25762 Madison Avenue in Murrieta,
California, as the ``Theodore L. Newton, Jr. and George F.
Azrak Border Patrol Station''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 14, 2007. Reported Sept. 14, 2007; Rept.
110-327. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
29, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Oct. 30, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate June 24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Presented
to the President July 7, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public
Law 110-264.
H.R. 2740 (H. Res. 702).--To require accountability for
contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 15,
2007. Reported amended Sept. 27, 2007; Rept. 110-352. Union
Calendar. Considered Oct. 3, 2007. Passed House amended Oct.
4, 2007; Roll No. 940: 389-30. Received in Senate Oct. 4,
2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 5, 2007.
H.R. 2744.--To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline
flight crews. Referred to Education and Labor and in addition
to Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration
June 15, 2007. Rereferred to Education and Labor Oct. 30,
2007. Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2008; Roll No. 337:
402-9. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions May 21, 2008.
H.R. 2750.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Referred to Financial Services June
15, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2007;
Roll No. 758: 402-0. Received in Senate July 31, 2007.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 2760.--For the relief of Shigeru Yamada. Referred to the
Judiciary June 15, 2007. Reported July 8, 2008; Rept. 110-742.
Private Calendar. Passed House Sept. 16, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 17, 2008.
H.R. 2761 (H. Res. 660) (H. Res. 849) (S. 2285).--To extend the
Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services June
18, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-318. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 19, 2007; Roll No. 884:
312-110. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Sept. 20, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment Nov. 16, 2007. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Dec. 18, 2007; Roll
No. 1178: 360-53. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2007.
Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-160.
H.R. 2764 (H. Res. 498) (H. Res. 878) (H. Res. 893).--Making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations June 18, 2007; Rept. 110-197. Union Calendar.
Considered June 20, 2007. Passed House amended June 22
(Legislative day of June 21), 2007; Roll No. 542: 241-178.
Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations June 22,
2007. Reported with amendment July 10, 2007; Rept. 110-128.
Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 6, 2007; Roll No. 325: 81-
12. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference Sept. 6, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment
with 1st House amendment Dec. 17, 2007; Roll No. 1171: 253-
154. House agreed to Senate amendment with 2nd House amendment
Dec. 17, 2007; Roll No. 1172: 206-201. Senate agreed to 2nd
House amendment to Senate amendment with amendment by Yea-Nay
Vote: 70 - 25 (Roll No. 439) Dec. 18, 2007. Senate agreed to
1st House amendment to Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote: 76 -
17 (Roll No. 441) Dec. 18, 2007. Senate requested return of
papers Dec. 19, 2007. Papers returned to Senate Dec. 19, 2007.
Senate returned papers to House Dec. 19, 2007. House agreed to
Senate amendment to 2nd House amendment to Senate amendment
Dec. 19, 2007; Roll No. 1186: 272-142. Presented to the
President Dec. 24, 2007. Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law
110-161.
H.R. 2765.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 44 North Main Street in Hughesville,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas
Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
June 18, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed House July 30,
2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Aug. 3, 2007. Reported Sept.
26, 2007; no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007.
Presented to the President Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24,
2007. Public Law 110-101.
H.R. 2768 (H. Res. 918).--To establish improved mandatory
standards to protect miners during emergencies, and for other
purposes. Referred to Education and Labor June 19, 2007.
Reported amended Nov. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-457. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Jan. 16, 2008; Roll No. 10: 214-199.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 2771 (H. Res. 502) (S. 1686).--Making appropriations for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 19, 2007; Rept. 110-198. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended June 22, 2007; Roll No. 548: 216-176. Received in
Senate and referred to Appropriations June 22, 2007. Reported
June 28, 2007; no written report.
H.R. 2773.--To enhance research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application of biofuels related technologies, and
for other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology June
19, 2007. Reported amended Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-302.
Union Calendar................................................Union 189
H.R. 2774.--To support the research, development, and commercial
application of solar energy technologies, and for other
purposes. Referred to Science and Technology June 19, 2007.
Reported amended Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-303.
Union Calendar................................................Union 190
H.R. 2775.--To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for emergency
management performance grants, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June 19, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 10, 2007; Rept. 110-322.
Union Calendar................................................Union 203
H.R. 2776 (H. Res. 615) (H.R. 3221) (H.R. 5351).--To amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for
the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
Referred to Ways and Means June 19, 2007. Reported amended
June 27, 2007; Rept. 110-214. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Aug. 4, 2007; Roll No. 835: 221-189. Laid on the table
pursuant to H. Res. 615 Aug. 4, 2007. See H.R. 3221 for
further action.
H.R. 2778.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3 Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle, New
York, as the ``Robert Merrill Postal Station''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 19, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
11, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Oct. 15, 2007.
Approved Oct. 24, 2007. Public Law 110-102.
H.R. 2779.--To recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce,
Florida, as the official national museum of Navy SEALS and
their predecessors. Referred to Armed Services June 19, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 1, 2007. Received in Senate
and referred to Armed Services Oct. 2, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 31, 2007. Presented to the
President Nov. 1, 2007. Approved Nov. 13, 2007. Public Law
110-115.
H.R. 2780.--To amend section 8339(p) of title 5, United States
Code, to clarify the method for computing certain annuities
under the Civil Service Retirement System which are based on
part-time service, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 19, 2007. Reported
amended July 24, 2008; Rept. 110-770.
Union Calendar................................................Union 489
H.R. 2786 (H. Res. 633) (S. 2062).--To reauthorize the programs
for housing assistance for Native Americans. Referred to
Financial Services June 20, 2007. Reported Aug. 3, 2007; Rept.
110-295. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 6, 2007;
Roll No. 859: 333-75. Received in Senate and referred to
Indian Affairs Sept. 10, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the
rules Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008.
Approved Oct. 14, 2008. Public Law 110-411.
H.R. 2787.--To amend the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that
weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes
manufactured or sold in the United States. Referred to
Financial Services June 20, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 30,
2007; Rept. 110-415. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 30, 2007. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Nov. 1, 2007.
H.R. 2790.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish
the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services
within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs
for Health. Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 20, 2007.
Reported amended May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-642. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 21, 2008.
H.R. 2798.--To reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs June 20, 2007. Reported amended July 19, 2007;
Rept. 110-241. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 23, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations July 24, 2007. Reported with amendment Mar.
4, 2008; Rept. 110-273.
H.R. 2818 (S. 2004).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of
Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
June 21, 2007. Reported amended June 19, 2008; Rept. 110-722.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 24,
2008. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
June 25, 2008.
H.R. 2825.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 326 South Main Street in Princeton,
Illinois, as the ``Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
21, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Sept. 11, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Presented to
the President Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24, 2007. Public
Law 110-103.
H.R. 2828.--To provide compensation to relatives of United States
citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of United
States Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998. Referred to
Foreign Affairs June 22, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 2, 2007; Roll No. 930: 409-12. Received in Senate
Oct. 3, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 4, 2007.
H.R. 2829 (H. Res. 517).--Making appropriations for financial
services and general government for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations June 22, 2007; Rept. 110-207. Union Calendar.
Considered June 27, 2007. Passed House amended June 28, 2007;
Roll No. 606: 240-179. Received in Senate and referred to
Appropriations June 29, 2007. Reported with amendment July 13,
2007; Rept. 110-129.
H.R. 2830 (H. Res. 1126) (S. 1892).--To authorize appropriations
for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June
22, 2007. Reported amended from Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-338, Pt. I. Referred
to Homeland Security Sept. 20, 2007 for a period ending not
later than Oct. 1, 2007. Reported amended from Homeland
Security Oct. 1, 2007; Pt. II. Referred to Energy and Commerce
and the Judiciary Oct. 1, 2007 for a period ending not later
than Oct. 15, 2007. Referral to Energy and Commerce and the
Judiciary extended Oct. 15, 2007 for a period ending not later
than Oct. 29, 2007. Referral to the Judiciary extended Oct.
29, 2007 for a period ending not later than Oct. 30, 2007.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Oct. 29, 2007 for a
period ending not later than Nov. 16, 2007. Reported amended
from the Judiciary Oct. 30, 2007; Pt. III. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Nov. 15, 2007 for a period ending not
later than Dec. 7, 2007. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Dec. 7, 2007 for a period ending not later than Dec.
14, 2007. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Dec. 14,
2007 for a period ending not later than Jan. 12, 2008.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Dec. 18, 2007 for a
period ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Jan. 15, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Jan. 23, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Jan. 23, 2008 for a period ending not later than Jan.
29, 2008. Energy and Commerce discharged. Jan. 29, 2008. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed from the Judiciary Apr.
23, 2008; Pt. IV. Passed House amended Apr. 24, 2008; Roll No.
223: 395-7. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 28, 2008.
H.R. 2831 (H. Res. 579).--To amend title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,
the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory
compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under
such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to
the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor June
22, 2007. Reported amended July 18, 2007; Rept. 110-237. Union
Calendar. Considered July 30, 2007. Passed House amended July
31, 2007; Roll No. 768: 225-199. Received in Senate Aug. 1,
2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 2, 2007.
H.R. 2844.--To promote United States emergency and non-emergency
food and other assistance programs, to promote United States
agricultural export programs, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Agriculture June 25,
2007. Reported amended from Foreign Affairs July 23, 2007;
Rept. 110-257, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged. July 23, 2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 165
H.R. 2847.--To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to
establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker
training program. Referred to Education and Labor June 25,
2007. Reported amended July 27, 2007; Rept. 110-262.
Union Calendar................................................Union 167
H.R. 2850.--To provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry
Research and Development Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology June 25, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 4, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Sept. 5, 2007.
H.R. 2851.--To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who
take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health
insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to Education and Labor, and Ways
and Means June 25, 2007. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce July 30, 2008; Rept. 110-806, Pt. I. Education and
Labor and Ways and Means discharged July 30, 2008. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions July 31, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 9, 2008. Public
Law 110-381.
H.R. 2857 (H. Res. 1015) (H.R. 5563).--To reauthorize and reform
the national service laws. Referred to Education and Labor
June 26, 2007. Reported amended Nov. 1, 2007; Rept. 110-420.
Union Calendar. Considered Mar. 6, 2008.
H.R. 2863.--To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of
Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned by the
Tribe. Referred to Natural Resources June 26, 2007. Reported
amended July 30, 2007; Rept. 110-274. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended July 30, 2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007.
Passed Senate Aug. 2, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6,
2007. Approved Aug. 13, 2007. Public Law 110-75.
H.R. 2868.--To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for
certain securities designated by national securities
exchanges. Referred to Financial Services June 26, 2007.
Reported Oct. 15, 2007; Rept. 110-380. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 23, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Oct. 24, 2007.
H.R. 2874.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain
improvements in the provision of health care to veterans, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 27,
2007. Reported amended July 27, 2007; Rept. 110-268. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2007.
Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 2881 (H. Res. 664) (S. 1300).--To amend title 49, United
States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal
Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to
improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable
funding for the national aviation system, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June
27, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2007; Rept. 110-331.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 20, 2007; Roll No.
890: 267-151. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Sept. 24, 2007. Considered Apr. 29, 30, May 1, 6,
2008. Returned to the calendar May 7, 2008.
H.R. 2884 (S. 2516).--To assist members of the Armed Forces in
obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary June 27, 2007. Reported amended Nov.
6, 2007; Rept. 110-429. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 6, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Nov. 8, 2007.
H.R. 2894.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the
``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services June 28, 2007.
Considered under suspension of rules May 13, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May
19, 2008.
H.R. 2895 (H. Res. 720).--To establish the National Affordable
Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to
provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation
of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income
families. Referred to Financial Services June 28, 2007.
Reported amended Oct. 2, 2007; Rept. 110-362. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Oct. 10, 2007; Roll No. 958: 264-148.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Oct. 15, 2007.
H.R. 2900 (H.R. 3580).--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for
prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the
postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration
with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce June 28, 2007. Reported July
11, 2007; Rept. 110-225. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 11, 2007; Roll No. 617: 403-16.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 16,
2007.
H.R. 2929.--To limit the use of funds to establish any military
installation or base for the purpose of providing for the
permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or
to exercise United States economic control of the oil
resources of Iraq. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition
to Armed Services June 28, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 25, 2007; Roll No. 717: 399-24. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations July 26, 2007.
H.R. 2930.--To amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to
improve the program under such section for supportive housing
for the elderly, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services June 28, 2007. Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; Rept.
110-463. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Dec. 6, 2007.
H.R. 2933.--To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of
1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 28, 2007.
Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-792. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 24, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008.
H.R. 2949.--To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs June 28, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 5, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Nov. 6, 2007.
H.R. 2952.--To authorize the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians of
the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land
owned by the Tribe. Referred to Natural Resources July 10,
2007. Reported amended July 30, 2007; Rept. 110-275. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended July 30, 2007. Received in
Senate July 31, 2007. Passed Senate Aug. 2, 2007. Presented to
the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 13, 2007. Public Law
110-76.
H.R. 2956 (H. Res. 533).--To require the Secretary of Defense to
commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed
Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and for
other purposes. Referred to Armed Services and in addition to
Foreign Affairs July 10, 2007. Passed House July 12, 2007;
Roll No. 624: 223-201. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations July 16, 2007.
H.R. 2963.--To transfer certain land in Riverside County,
California, and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau
of Land Management to the United States to be held in trust
for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources July 10, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in
Senate July 31, 2007. Referred to Indian Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
Reported with amendments Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008; Rept. 110-503. Passed Senate with amendments Sept.
26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to Senate
amendments Sept. 29, 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 3,
2008. Approved Oct. 10, 2008. Public Law 110-383.
H.R. 2964.--To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat
nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that
Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive
wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources July 10, 2007. Reported amended
June 17, 2008; Rept. 110-712. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 17, 2008; Roll No. 414: 302-96.
Received in Senate June 19, 2008. Ordered placed on the
calendar Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 2992.--To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
July 11, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-312.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 4,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Sept. 5, 2007.
H.R. 2994.--To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
pain care. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 11, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 23, 2008; Rept. 110-871. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 23, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 24, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3002.--To establish a demonstration program to authorize the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to guarantee
obligations issued by Indian tribes to finance community and
economic development activities. Referred to Financial
Services July 11, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 2, 2007; Rept.
110-363.
Union Calendar................................................Union 223
H.R. 3006.--To improve the use of a grant of a parcel of land to
the State of Idaho for use as an agricultural college, and for
other purposes. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to
Natural Resources July 11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 30, 2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Passed Senate
Aug. 3, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007.
Approved Aug. 13, 2007. Public Law 110-77.
H.R. 3013.--To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client
privileged communications and attorney work product. Referred
to the Judiciary July 12, 2007. Reported Nov. 13, 2007; Rept.
110-445. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 13, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Nov. 14, 2007.
H.R. 3018.--To provide for payment of an administrative fee to
public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering
family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the
housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development. Referred to Financial Services July 12,
2007. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 23, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 2 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3019.--To establish an Office of Housing Counseling to carry
out and coordinate the responsibilities of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development regarding counseling on
homeownership and rental housing issues, to make grants to
entities for providing such counseling, to launch a national
housing counseling advertising campaign, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services July 12, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 2 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3020.--To amend the Small Business Act to improve the
Microloan program, and for other purposes. Referred to Small
Business July 12, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 4, 2007; Rept.
110-313. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 4, 2007; Roll No. 848: 385-5. Received in Senate and
referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Sept. 5, 2007.
H.R. 3021 (H. Res. 1234).--To direct the Secretary of Education to
make grants and low-interest loans to local educational
agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of
public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary educational
facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
Labor July 12, 2007. Reported amended May 8, 2008; Rept. 110-
623. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 4, 2008; Roll
No. 379: 250-164. Received in Senate June 6, 2008. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 3022.--To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of
California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon
National Park Wilderness, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources July 12, 2007. Reported amended June 5,
2008; Rept. 110-694. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 9, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 10, 2008. Reported with
amendment Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 3032.--To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate
an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the
authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event
of the death of the candidate. Referred to House
Administration July 12, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 22, 2008;
Rept. 110-602. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 15, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Rules and Administration July 16, 2008.
H.R. 3033.--To improve Federal agency awards and oversight of
contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of
the Government-wide suspension and debarment system. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform July 12, 2007. Reported
amended Apr. 18, 2008; Rept. 110-596. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 23, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 24, 2008.
H.R. 3034 (S. 1772).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 127 South Elm Street in
Gardner, Kansas, as the ``Private First Class Shane R. Austin
Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
July 12, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed House July 30,
2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Aug. 1, 2007.
H.R. 3036 (H. Res. 1441).--To amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and
for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor July 12,
2007. Reported amended July 10, 2008; Rept. 110-754. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 18, 2008; Roll No. 614:
293-109. Received in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Referred to Environment and Public Works Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3043 (H. Res. 547) (H. Res. 794) (S. 1710).--Making
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations July 13, 2007; Rept. 110-231.
Union Calendar. Considered July 17, 18, 2007. Passed House
amended July 19, 2007; Roll No. 686: 276-140. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 23, 2007.
Considered Oct. 17, 18, 19, 22, 2007. Passed Senate with
amendment Oct. 23, 2007; Roll No. 391: 75-19. Senate insisted
on its amendment and asked for a conference Oct. 23, 2007.
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference
Oct. 31, 2007. Conference report filed in the House Nov. 5,
2007; Rept. 110-424. House agreed to conference report Nov. 6,
2007; Roll No. 1050: 269-142. Senate receded from its
amendment to the bill and agreed with a further amendment Nov.
7, 2007; Roll No. 405: 56 - 37. House agreed to Senate
amendment Nov. 8, 2007; Roll No. 1075: 274-141. Presented to
the President Nov. 8, 2007. Vetoed Nov. 13, 2007. House
sustained Presidential veto Nov. 15, 2007; Roll No. 1122: 277-
141. In House, veto referred to Appropriations Nov. 15, 2007.
H.R. 3046.--To amend the Social Security Act to enhance Social
Security account number privacy protections, to prevent
fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and
to otherwise enhance protection against identity theft, and
for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means July 16, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 24, 2007; Rept. 110-339.
Union Calendar................................................Union 210
H.R. 3052.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 954 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Ohio, as
the ``John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 16, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 5, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 6, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Presented to the President
Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24, 2007. Public Law 110-104.
H.R. 3056 (H. Res. 719).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service
to use private debt collection companies, to delay
implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors,
to revise the tax rules on expatriation, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means July 17, 2007. Reported
amended July 31, 2007; Rept. 110-281. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Oct. 10, 2007; Roll No. 960: 232-173. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance Oct. 15, 2007.
H.R. 3058.--To amend chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code,
to provide full payments under such chapter to units of
general local government in which entitlement land is located,
to provide transitional payments during fiscal years 2008
through 2012 to those States and counties previously entitled
to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to Agriculture July 17,
2007. Reported amended from Natural Resources Dec. 19, 2007;
Rept. 110-505, Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture extended Dec.
19, 2007 for a period ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008.
Agriculture discharged. Jan. 15, 2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 310
Considered under suspension of rules June 4, 2008. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) June 5, 2008; Roll No. 387:
218-193.
H.R. 3062.--To authorize appropriations to provide for South
Pacific exchanges, provide technical and other assistance to
countries in the Pacific region through the United States
Agency for International Development, and authorize
appropriations to provide Fulbright Scholarships for Pacific
Island students. Referred to Foreign Affairs July 17, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 5, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 6, 2007.
H.R. 3067.--To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to
exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of
preparing an annual public housing agency plan. Referred to
Financial Services July 17, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 30, 2007. Received in Senate July 31, 2007.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 3068.--To prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard
services under the contract security guard program of the
Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is
owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been
convicted of a felony. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 17, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 14, 2007;
Rept. 110-328. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 2, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 3, 2007.
Reported with amendment Sept. 11, 2008; Rept. 110-455. Passed
Senate with amendment Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Senate requested return of papers Sept. 25 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Papers returned to Senate Sept. 26,
2008. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 26 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-356.
H.R. 3074 (H. Res. 558) (H. Res. 817) (S. 1789).--Making
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations July 18, 2007; Rept. 110-238.
Union Calendar. Considered July 23, 2007. Passed House amended
July 24, 2007; Roll No. 715: 268-153. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar July 25, 2007. Considered Sept.
10, 11, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 12, 2007;
Roll No. 336: 88-7. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked
for a conference Sept. 12, 2007. House disagreed to Senate
amendment and agreed to a conference Nov. 8, 2007. Conference
report filed in the House Nov. 13, 2007; Rept. 110-446. House
agreed to conference report Nov. 14, 2007; Roll No. 1102: 270-
147.
H.R. 3079.--To amend the Joint Resolution Approving the Covenant
to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources July 18,
2007. Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-469, Pt. I.
Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 4, 2007 for a period ending not
later than Dec. 11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 11, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 12, 2007. Reported Apr. 10,
2008; Rept. 110-324. Indefinitely postponed June 11, 2008.
H.R. 3087.--To require the President, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop and
transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the
redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. Referred
to Armed Services July 18, 2007. Reported amended July 31,
2007; Rept. 110-283. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 2, 2007; Roll No. 927: 377-46. Received in
Senate and referred to Armed Services Oct. 3, 2007.
H.R. 3089.--To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American
consumption and transmission. Referred to Natural Resources
and in addition to Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce
July 18, 2007. Discharge petition filed June 10, 2008; Pet.
110-8.
H.R. 3093 (H. Res. 562) (S. 1745).--Making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 19,
2007; Rept. 110-240. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed
July 25, 2007; Pt. II. Considered July 25, 2007. Passed House
amended July 26, 2007; Roll No. 744: 281-142. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 30, 2007.
Considered Oct. 4, 15, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment Oct.
16, 2007; Roll No. 372: 75-19. Senate insisted on its
amendment and asked for a conference Oct. 16, 2007. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Nov.
8, 2007. The conferees on the part of the House are discharged
and H.R. 3093 is laid on the table pursuant to H. Res. 860
Dec. 12, 2007.
H.R. 3094.--To establish in the Treasury of the United States a
fund which shall be known as the National Park Centennial
Fund, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
July 19, 2007. Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-795.
Union Calendar................................................Union 513
H.R. 3095.--To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety
Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a certain
election by Indian tribes. Referred to the Judiciary July 19,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House July 23, 2007. Received in
Senate July 24, 2007. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 3096.--To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam. Referred
to Foreign Affairs July 19, 2007. Considered under suspension
of rules Sept. 17, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 18, 2007; Roll No. 877: 414-3. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 19, 2007.
H.R. 3106 (S. 2023).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 805 Main Street in Ferdinand,
Indiana, as the ``Staff Sergeant David L. Nord Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 19, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 5, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 6, 2007. Reported Sept. 26, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Presented to the President
Oct. 15, 2007. Approved Oct. 24, 2007. Public Law 110-105.
H.R. 3111.--To provide for the administration of Port Chicago
Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National
Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Armed Services July 19, 2007.
Reported from Natural Resources Dec. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-506,
Pt. I. Referral to Armed Services extended Dec. 19, 2007 for a
period ending not later than Jan. 15, 2008. Referral to Armed
Services extended Jan. 15, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Feb. 1, 2008. Armed Services discharged. Feb. 1, 2008.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 4,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Armed Services Mar.
5, 2008.
H.R. 3121 (H. Res. 683) (S. 2284).--To restore the financial
solvency of the national flood insurance program and to
provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage
for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services July 19, 2007.
Reported amended Sept. 24, 2007; Rept. 110-340. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 27, 2007; Roll No. 921:
263-146. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Sept. 28, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment May 13, 2008; Roll No. 125: 92-6. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference July
10, 2008.
H.R. 3123.--To extend the designation of Liberia under section 244
of the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians can
continue to be eligible for temporary protected status under
that section. Referred to the Judiciary July 23, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in Senate July
31, 2007. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 3159 (H. Res. 601).--To mandate minimum periods of rest and
recuperation for units and members of the regular and reserve
components of the Armed Forces between deployments for
Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
Referred to Armed Services July 24, 2007. Reported amended
July 31, 2007; Rept. 110-282. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Aug. 2, 2007; Roll No. 796: 229-194. Received in
Senate Aug. 2, 2007. Referred to Armed Services Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 3161 (H. Res. 581) (H. Res. 599) (S. 1859).--Making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Referred to Appropriations July 24, 2007. Reported July 24,
2007; Rept. 110-258. Union Calendar. Considered July 31, 2007.
Passed House amended Aug. 2, 2007; Roll No. 816: 237-18.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 3,
2007.
H.R. 3162 (H. Res. 594) (H.R. 976) (S. 1893).--To amend titles
XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and
improve the children's health insurance program, to improve
beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the
CHIP program, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means July 24, 2007.
Reported amended from Ways and Means Aug. 1 (Legislative day
of July 31), 2007; Rept. 110-284, Pt. I. Passed House amended
Aug. 1, 2007; Roll No. 787: 225-204. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 4, 2007.
H.R. 3174 (S. 2052).--To amend titles 28 and 10, United States
Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied
relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces. Referred to the Judiciary July 25, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to the
Judiciary Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3179.--To amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize
the use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of law
enforcement, security, and certain other related items by
State and local governments. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform July 25, 2007. Reported Dec. 17, 2007; Rept.
110-494. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec.
17, 2007. Received in Senate Dec. 18, 2007. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 22
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008. Reported June 5, 2008;
Rept. 110-344. Passed Senate June 10, 2008. Presented to the
President June 18, 2008. Approved June 26, 2008. Public Law
110-248.
H.R. 3184.--To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out
a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to
provide comprehensive conservation planning to address water
quality. Referred to Agriculture July 26, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in Senate July
31, 2007. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Aug. 3, 2007.
H.R. 3195 (H. Res. 1299).--To restore the intent and protections
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Referred to
Education and Labor and in addition to the Judiciary,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce
July 26, 2007. Reported amended from Education and Labor June
23, 2008; Rept. 110-730, Pt. I. Reported amended from the
Judiciary June 23, 2008; Pt. II. Transportation and
Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce discharged June 23,
2008. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 25, 2008; Roll
No. 460: 402-17. Received in Senate June 26, 2008. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 27, 2008.
H.R. 3196.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 20 Sussex Street in Port Jervis, New York,
as the ``E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 26, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 10, 2008; Roll No. 109: 382-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 11, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
210.
H.R. 3197.--To provide for grants from the Secretary of Education
to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart
schools and Energy Star programs. Referred to Education and
Labor July 26, 2007.
H.R. 3202.--To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend
comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign
Service assigned to posts abroad, and to amend the provision
relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents
of Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries
sustained in the performance of duty abroad. Referred to
Foreign Affairs and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform July 27, 2007. Reported amended from Foreign Affairs
Sept. 24, 2008; Rept. 110-877, Pt. I. Oversight and Government
Reform discharged. Sept. 24, 2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 571
H.R. 3206.--To provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 through December 15, 2007, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business July 27, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 30, 2007. Received in
Senate and passed July 31, 2007. Presented to the President
Aug. 6, 2007. Approved Aug. 8, 2007. Public Law 110-57.
H.R. 3218.--To designate a portion of Interstate Route 395 located
in Baltimore, Maryland, as ``Cal Ripken Way''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 27, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 5, 2007. Received in Senate
Sept. 6, 2007. Passed Senate Sept. 12, 2007. Presented to the
President Sept. 19, 2007. Approved Sept. 28, 2007. Public Law
110-88.
H.R. 3221 (H. Res. 615) (H.R. 2776) (H. Res. 1175) (H. Res.
1363).--Moving the United States toward greater energy
independence and security, developing innovative new
technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs,
protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy
production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Education
and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Small Business, Science and
Technology, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform,
Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and
Armed Services July 30, 2007. Passed House amended Aug. 4,
2007; Roll No. 832: 241-172. Received in Senate Sept. 4, 2007.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 5, 2007. Considered Apr.
3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 2008. Passed Senate with amendment Apr. 10,
2008; Roll No. 96: 84-12. House agreed to Senate amendments
with amendments May 8, 2008. Senate agreed to House amendments
to Senate amendments with amendment July 11, 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment to House amendments to Senate
amendment with amendment July 23, 2008; Roll No. 519: 272-152.
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment to House
amendments to Senate amendment July 26, 2008. Roll No. 186:
72-13. Presented to the President July 29, 2008. Approved July
30, 2008. Public Law 110-289.
H.R. 3222 (H. Res. 596) (H. Res. 806).--Making appropriations for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2008, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 30, 2007; Rept. 110-279. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Aug. 5 (Legislative day of Aug. 4), 2007; Roll No.
846: 395-13. Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations
Sept. 4, 2007. Reported with amendment Sept. 14 (Legislative
day of Sept. 12), 2007; Rept. 110-155. Considered Oct. 2,
2007. Passed Senate with amendment Oct. 3, 2007. Senate
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference Oct. 3,
2007. House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a
conference Nov. 5, 2007. Conference report filed in the House
Nov. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-434. House agreed to conference report
Nov. 8, 2007; Roll No. 1064: 400-15. Senate agreed to
conference report Nov. 8, 2007. Presented to the President
Nov. 9, 2007. Approved Nov. 13, 2007. Public Law 110-116.
H.R. 3224.--To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to
establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for
the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 30, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 18, 2007; Rept. 110-386. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 29, 2007; Roll No. 1010:
263-102. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Oct. 30, 2007. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-495.
H.R. 3227.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue
stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National
Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan
National Recreation Area. Referred to Natural Resources July
30, 2007. Reported amended July 14, 2008; Rept. 110-756. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 14, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 15, 2008.
H.R. 3229.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army
Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum
and Soldier Center. Referred to Financial Services July 30,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 10, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs June 11, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-357.
H.R. 3232 (S. 1661).--To establish a non-profit corporation to
communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote
tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to the
Judiciary, and Homeland Security July 31, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008.
H.R. 3233 (S. 2131).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney
Woods, Mississippi, as the ``Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform July 31, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 1,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 2, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Oct. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Oct.
24, 2007. Approved Oct. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-107.
H.R. 3236.--To promote greater energy efficiency. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform July 31,
2007. Reported from Energy and Commerce Aug. 3, 2007; Rept.
110-304, Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure and
Oversight and Government Reform discharged Aug. 3, 2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 191
H.R. 3237.--To facilitate the transition to a smart electricity
grid. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
Science and Technology July 31, 2007. Reported from Energy and
Commerce Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-305, Pt. I. Science and
Technology discharged. Aug. 3, 2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 192
H.R. 3238 (S. 1419).--To promote the development of renewable
fuels infrastructure, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Science and Technology,
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and
Government Reform July 31, 2007. Reported from Energy and
Commerce Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-306, Pt. I. Science and
Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight
and Government Reform discharged Aug. 3, 2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 193
H.R. 3239.--To promote advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles and
vehicle components. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Oversight and Government Reform, and Science and
Technology July 31, 2007. Reported from Energy and Commerce
Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-307, Pt. I. Oversight and Government
Reform and Science and Technology discharged Aug. 3, 2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 194
H.R. 3240.--To enhance availability of critical energy
information. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 31, 2007.
Reported Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-308.
Union Calendar................................................Union 195
H.R. 3241.--To clarify the amount of loans to be guaranteed under
title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
Science and Technology July 31, 2007. Reported from Energy and
Commerce Aug. 3, 2007; Rept. 110-309, Pt. I. Science and
Technology discharged. Aug. 3, 2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 196
H.R. 3246 (H. Res. 704).--To amend title 40, United States Code,
to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and
infrastructure development in the most severely economically
distressed regions in the Nation. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure and in addition to Financial Services July
31, 2007. Reported amended from Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 7, 2007; Rept. 110-321, Pt. I. Financial
Services discharged. Sept. 7, 2007. Union Calendar. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Sept. 17, 2007; Roll No. 867: 225-152. Passed House amended
Oct. 4, 2007; Roll No. 946: 264-154. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works Oct. 4, 2007.
H.R. 3247.--To improve the provision of disaster assistance for
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure July 31, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 18, 2007; Rept. 110-387. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 29, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 30, 2007. Reported with amendment Sept. 18
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-471.
H.R. 3248.--To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make
technical corrections, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 31, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Aug. 1, 2007; Roll No. 789: 422-1.
Received in Senate Aug. 2, 2007. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Aug. 3, 2007. Reported with amendment July 16,
2008; no written report.
H.R. 3297.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Nate DeTample Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 1, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 15, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 16, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to the
President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public Law
110-123.
H.R. 3299.--To provide for a boundary adjustment and land
conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to
correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted
in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision,
Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land.
Referred to Natural Resources Aug. 1, 2007. Reported amended
July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-793. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept.
23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3307 (S. 2107).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New
Jersey, as the ``Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 1, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 30, 2007; Roll No. 1018:
414-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Nov. 1, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to
the President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public
Law 110-124.
H.R. 3308.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 216 East Main Street in Atwood, Indiana, as
the ``Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 1, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 9, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct.
15, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written report. Passed
Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to the President Nov. 26,
2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public Law 110-125.
H.R. 3311.--To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs
and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to
waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds
for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Aug.
2, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Aug. 3, 2007;
Roll No. 819: 421-0. Received in Senate and passed with
amendment Aug. 3, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment Aug.
4, 2007. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2007. Approved
Aug. 6, 2007. Public Law 110-56.
H.R. 3315 (S. 1679).--To provide that the great hall of the
Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Aug. 2, 2007.
Reported Nov. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-436. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2007; Roll No. 1082: 398-6.
Received in Senate Nov. 14, 2007. Passed Senate Dec. 6, 2007.
Presented to the President Dec. 11, 2007. Approved Dec. 18,
2007. Public Law 110-139.
H.R. 3320.--To provide assistance for the Museum of the History of
Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Aug. 2, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules Nov. 13,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 14, 2007; Roll No.
1088: 407-13. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign
Relations Nov. 15, 2007. Reported with amendment May 19, 2008;
Rept. 110-336.
H.R. 3323.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey a
water distribution system to the Goleta Water District, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Aug. 2,
2007. Reported amended May 13, 2008; Rept. 110-631. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 22,
2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 3325.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 235 Mountain Road in Suffield, Connecticut,
as the ``Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 2, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 1, 2007; Roll No. 926: 379-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 2, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to the
President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public Law
110-126.
H.R. 3329.--To provide housing assistance for very low-income
veterans. Referred to Financial Services Aug. 2, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 9, 2008; Roll No. 478:
412-9. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008.
H.R. 3332.--To provide for the establishment of a memorial within
Kalaupapa National Historical Park located on the island of
Molokai, in the State of Hawaii, to honor and perpetuate the
memory of those individuals who were forcibly relocated to the
Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 1969, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Feb. 12, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2008.
Reported June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-389.
H.R. 3336.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
establishing a historic district to the Camp Hale on parcels
of land in the State of Colorado. Referred to Natural
Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept.
110-798. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3352.--To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Aug. 2, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 31, 2008; Rept.
110-556. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 31, 2008; Roll No. 147: 308-60. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 1 (Legislative
day of Mar. 13), 2008. Committee discharged. Ordered placed on
the calendar Apr. 14, 2008.
H.R. 3355 (H. Res. 802).--To ensure the availability and
affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for
catastrophic events. Referred to Financial Services Aug. 3,
2007. Reported amended Oct. 31, 2007; Rept. 110-419. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Nov. 8, 2007; Roll No. 1074:
258-155. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Nov. 13, 2007.
H.R. 3356 (S. 1927) (S. 2011).--To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for
authorizing certain electronic surveillance. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Intelligence Aug. 3, 2007. Failed
of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Aug. 3, 2007; Roll No. 821: 218-207.
H.R. 3361 (S. 1974).--To make technical corrections related to the
Pension Protection Act of 2006. Referred to Ways and Means and
in addition to Education and Labor Aug. 3, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 12, 2008. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 31 (Legislative
day of Mar. 13), 2008.
H.R. 3375.--To extend the trade adjustment assistance program
under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months. Referred to Ways and
Means Aug. 3, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 24, 2007; Rept.
110-345. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 25, 2007. Received in Senate and passed Sept. 25, 2007.
Presented to the President Sept. 26, 2007. Approved Sept. 28,
2007. Public Law 110-89.
H.R. 3382.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 200 North William Street in Goldsboro,
North Carolina, as the ``Philip A. Baddour, Sr. Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 3, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 1, 2007. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Oct. 3, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written report.
Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to the President Nov.
26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public Law 110-127.
H.R. 3387.--To update and improve the codification of title 46,
United States Code. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 3, 2007.
Reported amended Nov. 8, 2007; Rept. 110-437.
House Calendar................................................House 151
H.R. 3399.--To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or
exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine. Referred to
Agriculture Aug. 3, 2007. Rereferred to Energy and Commerce
Sept. 29, 2008.
H.R. 3402.--To require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the
terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and
services. Referred to Energy and Commerce Aug. 3, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 2 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3403.--To promote and enhance public safety by facilitating
the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services,
encouraging the nation's transition to a national IP-enabled
emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those
with disabilities. Referred to Energy and Commerce Aug. 3,
2007. Reported amended Nov. 13, 2007; Rept. 110-442. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 13, 2007;
Roll No. 1084: 406-1. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Nov. 14, 2007. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendment June 16, 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment June 23, 2008. Presented to the
President July 15, 2008. Approved July 23, 2008. Public Law
110-283.
H.R. 3432.--To establish the 200th Anniversary Commemoration
Commission of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade,
and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs Aug. 3,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 2, 2007.
Received in Senate Oct. 3, 2007. Referred to the Judiciary
Oct. 4, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendment Dec. 19, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Jan. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President Jan. 24, 2008. Approved Feb. 5, 2008. Public Law
110-183.
H.R. 3437.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry
out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in the State of
Colorado. Referred to Natural Resources Aug. 3, 2007. Reported
amended July 31, 2008; Rept. 110-813. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 15, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008.
H.R. 3446.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 202 East Michigan Avenue in Marshall,
Michigan, as the ``Michael W. Schragg Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 3, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 30, 2007; Roll No. 1019:
415-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Nov. 1, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007;
no written report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to
the President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public
Law 110-128.
H.R. 3454.--To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of
National Forest System land in the George Washington National
Forest in Alleghany County, Virginia, that contains the
cemetery of the Central Advent Christian Church and an
adjoining tract of land located between the cemetery and road
boundaries. Referred to Agriculture Aug. 4, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2007. Received in Senate Dec.
18, 2007. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Feb. 28, 2008.
H.R. 3461.--To establish a public awareness campaign regarding
Internet safety. Referred to Energy and Commerce Aug. 4, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 13, 2007; Roll No.
1085: 398-6. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Nov. 14, 2007.
H.R. 3468.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1704 Weeksville Road in Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, as the ``Dr. Clifford Bell Jones, Sr. Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 4,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 12, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 13, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
211.
H.R. 3470.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville,
Georgia, as the ``John Sidney 'Sid' Flowers Post Office
Building'. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
4, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 14, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2007.
Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-162.
H.R. 3473.--To provide for a land exchange with the City of
Bountiful, Utah, involving National Forest System land in the
Wasatch-Cache National Forest and to further land ownership
consolidation in that national forest, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 5, 2007. Reported amended
Feb. 28, 2008; Rept. 110-534. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 4, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 5, 2008.
Reported with amendment Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 3480.--To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to
assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving
stolen property where that property consists of grave markers
of veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 6, 2007. Reported amended May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-647.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules May 19,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary June 2, 2008.
Reported June 12, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate Oct.
2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 6, 2008. Approved Oct. 10, 2008. Public Law
110-384.
H.R. 3490.--To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain
Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for Tuolumne
Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 6, 2007.
Reported amended Apr. 29, 2008; Rept. 110-609. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 29, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr.
30, 2008. Reported with amendments Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
H.R. 3495 (S. 1970).--To establish a National Commission on
Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on Children
and Disasters, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 7, 2007. Reported
amended Nov. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-425. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 6, 2007; Roll No. 1043:
402-8. Received in Senate Nov. 8, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 13, 2007.
H.R. 3505.--To make various technical and clerical amendments to
the Federal securities laws. Referred to Financial Services
Sept. 7, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 5,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 6, 2007; Roll
No. 1135: 404-0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Dec. 7, 2007.
H.R. 3511.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania,
Louisiana, a the ``Murphy A. Tannehill Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 10, 2007.
Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 24 (Legislative day
of Sept. 23), 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 10,
2008. Approved Oct. 21, 2008. Public Law 110-439.
H.R. 3513 (S. 2034).--To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North
and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as
wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Sept. 10, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 17,
2008; Rept. 110-591. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 22, 2008. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 23, 2008.
H.R. 3518.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment,
Florida, as the ``Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 10, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 9, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 15, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to the
President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public Law
110-129.
H.R. 3521 (H. Res. 974) (H.R. 6216).--To improve the Operating
Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 10, 2007.
Reported amended Jan. 29, 2008; Rept. 110-521.
Union Calendar................................................Union 318
Considered Feb. 26, 2008.
H.R. 3522.--To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla
Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico,
pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla
Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to
authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change
the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation
accordingly, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Sept. 10, 2007. Reported Apr. 29, 2008; Rept. 110-
610. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 29,
2008. Received in Senate Apr. 30, 2008. Passed Senate May 1,
2008. Presented to the President May 19, 2008. Approved May
27, 2008. Public Law 110-236.
H.R. 3524 (H. Res. 922).--To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for
revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 11, 2007.
Reported amended Jan. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-507. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Jan. 17, 2008; Roll No. 18: 271-130.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 3526.--To include all banking agencies within the existing
regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act
with respect to depository institutions, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Sept. 14, 2007. Reported from Financial
Services Dec. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-472, Pt. I. Reported amended
from Energy and Commerce Dec. 5, 2007; Pt. II. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 5, 2007. Received
in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Dec. 6, 2007.
H.R. 3527.--To extend for two months the authorities of the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Referred to Foreign
Affairs Sept. 14, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
17, 2007; Roll No. 869: 347-30. Received in Senate Sept. 18,
2007. Referred to Foreign Relations Oct. 4, 2007.
H.R. 3528.--To provide authority to the Peace Corps to provide
separation pay for host country resident personal services
contractors of the Peace Corps. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Sept. 14, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2007.
Received in Senate Sept. 18, 2007. Passed Senate Sept. 19,
2007. Presented to the President Sept. 24, 2007. Approved
Sept. 27, 2007. Public Law 110-86.
H.R. 3530.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1400 Highway 41 North in Inverness,
Florida, as the ``Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post
Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Sept. 14, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 9, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 15, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no
written report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to the
President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public Law
110-130.
H.R. 3532.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 5815 McLeod Street in Lula, Georgia, as the
``Private Johnathon Millican Lula Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 14, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 12, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb.
13, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written report. Passed
Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the President May 1, 2008.
Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-212.
H.R. 3539 (S. 2345).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to extend financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and
for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition
to Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 17, 2007. Reported
amended from Ways and Means Sept. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-334, Pt.
I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Sept. 19,
2007.
Union Calendar................................................Union 207
H.R. 3540.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition
to Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 17, 2007. Reported
from Ways and Means Sept. 20, 2007; Rept. 110-337, Pt. I.
Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Sept. 20, 2007.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
24, 2007. Received in Senate Sept. 25, 2007. Referred to
Finance Oct. 4, 2007.
H.R. 3541 (S. 2096).--To amend the ``Do-not-call'' Implementation
Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers
registered on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Sept. 17, 2007. Reported amended Dec.
11, 2007; Rept. 110-486. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 11, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 12,
2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 6, 2008.
Presented to the President Feb. 12, 2008. Approved Feb. 15,
2008. Public Law 110-187.
H.R. 3546.--To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through
2012. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 17, 2007. Reported June
23, 2008; Rept. 110-729. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules June 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 25, 2008; Roll No. 456: 406-11. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar June 26, 2008.
H.R. 3548 (S. 2291).--To enhance citizen access to Government
information and services by establishing plain language as the
standard style for Government documents issued to the public,
and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Sept. 17, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept.
110-580. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Apr. 14, 2008; Roll No. 185: 376-1. Received in Senate Apr.
15, 2008. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 3564.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United
States through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 18, 2007. Reported Oct. 18,
2007; Rept. 110-390. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate Oct. 23, 2007. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 25, 2007. Passed Senate with
amendment June 27, 2008. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules July 14, 2008. Presented to the
President July 22, 2008. Approved July 30, 2008. Public Law
110-290.
H.R. 3567 (H. Res. 682).--To amend the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small
businesses, and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
Sept. 18, 2007. Reported Sept. 25, 2007; Rept. 110-347. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 27, 2007; Roll No. 923:
325-72. Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Sept. 28, 2007.
H.R. 3569 (S. 2290).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in
Fontana, California, as the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
18, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 14, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec.
20, 2007. Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-163.
H.R. 3571.--To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
to permit individuals who have served as employees of the
Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy
Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to
permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one
additional term. Referred to House Administration Sept. 18,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 2, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 3, 2007. Reported Dec. 18, 2007; no written
report. Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the
President Dec. 20, 2007. Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law
110-164.
H.R. 3572 (S. 2150).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas
City, Missouri, as the ``Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
18, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 15, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Oct. 16, 2007. Reported Nov. 14, 2007; no
written report. Passed Senate Nov. 16, 2007. Presented to the
President Nov. 26, 2007. Approved Nov. 30, 2007. Public Law
110-131.
H.R. 3580 (H.R. 2900) (H. Con. Res. 217).--To amend the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee
programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to
enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug
Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for
other purposes.. Referred to Energy and Commerce Sept. 19,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 19, 2007; Roll No.
885: 405-7. Received in Senate Sept. 19, 2007. Passed Senate
Sept. 20, 2007. Presented to the President Sept. 26, 2007.
Approved Sept. 27, 2007. Public Law 110-85.
H.R. 3625.--To make permanent the waiver authority of the
Secretary of Education with respect to student financial
assistance during a war or other military operation or
national emergency. Referred to Education and Labor Sept. 20,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2007. Received
in Senate Sept. 26, 2007. Passed Senate Sept. 27, 2007.
Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2007. Approved Sept. 30,
2007. Public Law 110-93.
H.R. 3648 (H. Res. 703).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal
residences from gross income, and for other purposes. Referred
to Ways and Means Sept. 25, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 1,
2007; Rept. 110-356. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Oct.
4, 2007; Roll No. 948: 386-27. Received in Senate and referred
to Finance Oct. 4, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendment Dec. 14, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Dec. 18, 2007. Presented to the
President Dec. 19, 2007. Approved Dec. 20, 2007. Public Law
110-142.
H.R. 3651.--To require the conveyance of certain public land
within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the
training and readiness of the Utah National Guard. Referred to
Natural Resources Sept. 25, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 31,
2008; Rept. 110-554. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 31, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 1 (Legislative day of
Mar. 13), 2008.
H.R. 3658.--To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit
rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for
members of the Foreign Service. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Sept. 25, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules May 5,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 6, 2008; Roll No. 249:
416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations
May 7, 2008.
H.R. 3667 (H. Res. 1419) (S. 2093).--To amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout
Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 25, 2007. Reported amended
May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-668. Union Calendar. Supplemental
report filed Sept. 8, 2008; Pt. II. Passed House amended Sept.
10, 2008; Roll No. 583: 299-118. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 11, 2008.
H.R. 3668.--To provide for the extension of transitional medical
assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and the
qualifying individuals (QI) program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and
Means Sept. 26, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 26,
2007. Received in Senate Sept. 26, 2007. Passed Senate Sept.
27, 2007. Presented to the President Sept. 28, 2007. Approved
Sept. 29, 2007. Public Law 110-90.
H.R. 3678 (S. 2128).--To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to
extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the
Internet and to electronic commerce. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 27, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-372.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 16,
2007; Roll No. 968: 405-2. Received in Senate Oct. 17, 2007.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2007. Passed Senate
with amendment Oct. 25, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Oct. 30, 2007; Roll No. 1014:
402-0. Presented to the President Oct. 30, 2007. Approved Oct.
31, 2007. Public Law 110-108.
H.R. 3681.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to advertise in the national
media to promote awareness of benefits under laws administered
by the Secretary. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 27,
2007. Reported amended May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-644. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 21,
2008.
H.R. 3682.--To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside
County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river
segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or
recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa
and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 27, 2007.
Reported amended June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-693. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 9, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June
10, 2008. Reported with amendments Sept. 16, 2008; no written
report.
H.R. 3685 (H. Res. 793).--To prohibit employment discrimination on
the basis of sexual orientation. Referred to Education and
Labor and in addition to House Administration, Oversight and
Government Reform, and the Judiciary Sept. 27, 2007. Reported
from Education and Labor Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-406, Pt. I.
House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the
Judiciary discharged Oct. 22, 2007. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Nov. 7, 2007; Roll No. 1057: 235-184. Received
in Senate Nov. 8, 2007. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov.
13, 2007.
H.R. 3688 (H. Res. 801) (S. 2113).--To implement the United
States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Referred to Ways and
Means Sept. 27, 2007. Reported Nov. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-421.
Union Calendar. Considered Nov. 7, 2007. Passed House Nov. 8,
2007; Roll No. 1060: 285-132. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Nov. 13, 2007. Considered Dec. 3, 2007.
Passed Senate Dec. 4, 2007; Roll No. 413: 77-18. Presented to
the President Dec. 11, 2007. Approved Dec. 14, 2007. Public
Law 110-138.
H.R. 3690.--To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress
police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 27, 2007. Reported
amended from House Administration Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-470,
Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged. Dec. 4,
2007. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 5, 2007. Received in Senate Dec. 6, 2007. Passed Senate
with amendment Dec. 17, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Dec. 18, 2007; Roll No. 1182:
413-0. Presented to the President Dec. 27, 2007. Approved Jan.
7, 2008. Public Law 110-178.
H.R. 3701 (S. 845).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify
programs with respect to research and related activities
concerning falls among older adults. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Sept. 27, 2007. Reported amended Apr. 8, 2008; Rept.
110-569.
Union Calendar................................................Union 351
H.R. 3702 (S. 2124).--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National
Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a
cemetery. Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 27, 2007.
Reported June 17, 2008; Rept. 110-713. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 17, 2008; Roll No. 415:
396-0. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
June 19, 2008.
H.R. 3703.--To amend section 5112(p)(1)(A) of title 31, United
States Code, to allow an exception from the $1 coin dispensing
capability requirement for certain vending machines. Referred
to Financial Services Sept. 27, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Nov. 13, 2007. Received in Senate Nov. 14, 2007. Ordered
placed on the calendar Dec. 3, 2007. Passed Senate Dec. 17,
2007. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2007. Approved Dec.
21, 2007. Public Law 110-147.
H.R. 3712.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio,
as the ``James M. & Thomas W.L. Ashley Customs Building and
United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Oct. 1, 2007. Reported amended Nov. 15, 2007;
Rept. 110-455. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended June 4, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works June 5, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate June 24 (Legislative day of June
23), 2008. Presented to the President July 15, 2008. Approved
July 23, 2008. Public Law 110-284.
H.R. 3720.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the
``Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 2, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 22, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 23, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
213.
H.R. 3721.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1190 Lorena Road in Lorena, Texas, as the
``Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 2, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 24, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate June 27, 2008. Presented to the
President July 10, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law
110-265.
H.R. 3734 (S. 262).--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.
Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 2, 2007. Reported Apr. 17,
2008; Rept. 110-593. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Apr. 22, 2008. Received in Senate and ordered placed on
the calendar Apr. 23, 2008.
H.R. 3739.--To amend the Arizona Water Settlements Act to modify
the requirements for the statement of findings. Referred to
Natural Resources Oct. 3, 2007. Reported Dec. 11, 2007; Rept.
110-484. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec.
11, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs
Dec. 12, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 14,
2007. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2007. Approved Dec.
21, 2007. Public Law 110-148.
H.R. 3754 (S. 2146).--To authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a
settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental
Environmental Projects, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Oct. 4, 2007. Reported June 10, 2008;
Rept. 110-705.
Union Calendar................................................Union 447
H.R. 3773 (H. Res. 746) (H. Res. 824) (H. Res. 1041) (S. 2248).--
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to
establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of
foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Intelligence Oct. 9, 2007.
Reported amended from the Judiciary Oct. 12, 2007; Rept. 110-
373, Pt. I. Reported amended from Intelligence Oct. 12, 2007;
Pt. II. Union Calendar. Considered Oct. 17, 2007. Passed House
amended Nov. 15, 2007; Roll No. 1120: 227-189. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 3, 2007. Passed
Senate with amendment Feb. 12, 2008. House agreed to Senate
amendment with amendment Mar. 14, 2008; Roll No. 145: 213-197.
H.R. 3774 (S. 2148).--To provide for greater diversity within, and
to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior
Executive Service. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Oct. 9, 2007. Reported amended May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-672.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 3,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 4, 2008.
H.R. 3775.--To support research and development of new industrial
processes and technologies that optimize energy efficiency and
environmental performance, utilize diverse sources of energy,
and increase economic competitiveness. Referred to Science and
Technology Oct. 9, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept.
110-401. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 22, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007.
H.R. 3776.--To provide for a research, development, and
demonstration program by the Secretary of Energy to support
the ability of the United States to remain globally
competitive in energy storage systems for vehicles, stationary
applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.
Referred to Science and Technology Oct. 9, 2007. Reported
amended Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-402. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 22, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 23,
2007.
H.R. 3791.--To modernize and expand the reporting requirements
relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in
combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary Oct. 10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 5, 2007; Roll No. 1131: 409-2. Received in Senate
and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 6, 2007.
H.R. 3793 (S. 2400).--To amend title 37, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Defense to continue to pay to a
member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated from
the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury certain
bonuses that the member was entitled to before the retirement
or separation and would continue to be entitled to if the
member was not retired or separated. Referred to Armed
Services Oct. 10, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules
Dec. 17, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 18,
2007; Roll No. 1176: 405-0. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Dec. 19, 2007.
H.R. 3796.--To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment
dislocation, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
Labor Oct. 10, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 25, 2007; Rept.
110-410.
Union Calendar................................................Union 258
H.R. 3803.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3100 Cashwell Drive in Goldsboro, North
Carolina, as the ``John Henry Wooten, Sr. Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct.
10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 28, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 28, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
214.
H.R. 3815.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require
the Secretary of Homeland Security to make full and efficient
use of open source information to develop and disseminate open
source homeland security information products, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Oct. 10, 2007.
Reported amended July 21, 2008; Rept. 110-763. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 31, 2008. Reported with amendment Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
H.R. 3819 (S. 2142).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse
veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such
veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for
other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 10, 2007.
Reported May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-638. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules May 20, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2008; Roll No. 347:
412-0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
May 22, 2008.
H.R. 3825 (S. 1858).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach
on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once
newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs
under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Oct. 15, 2007. Reported
amended Apr. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-570.
Union Calendar................................................Union 352
H.R. 3845 (S. 1738).--To establish a Special Counsel for Child
Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of
the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes
Against Children Task Force, 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.
Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 16, 2007. Considered under
suspension of rules Nov. 13, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Nov. 14, 2007; Roll No. 1091: 415-2. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Nov. 15, 2007.
H.R. 3849.--To provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to
Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah. Referred to Natural Resources
Oct. 16, 2007. Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-790.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct.
2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 3866.--To reauthorize certain programs under the Small
Business Act for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Referred
to Small Business Oct. 17, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Nov. 6, 2007. Received in Senate Nov. 8, 2007.
Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Jan. 22
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 3867 (H. Res. 773).--To update and expand the procurement
programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other
purposes. Referred to Small Business Oct. 17, 2007. Reported
Oct. 22, 2007; Rept. 110-400. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Oct. 30, 2007; Roll No. 1017: 334-80. Received in
Senate and referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Nov. 1, 2007.
H.R. 3873.--To expedite the transfer of ownership of rural
multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under
section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects
are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable
housing. Referred to Financial Services Oct. 17, 2007.
Reported Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-464. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Jan. 24, 2008.
H.R. 3877.--To require the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to establish an initiative to promote
the research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking
and communications systems and to promote the establishment of
standards regarding underground communications to protect
miners in the United States. Referred to Science and
Technology Oct. 17, 2007. Reported amended Oct. 29, 2007;
Rept. 110-411. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 29, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 30, 2007.
H.R. 3887 (S. 3061).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years
2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000, to enhance measures to combat forced labor, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to
the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Oct. 18, 2007. Reported
amended from Foreign Affairs Nov. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-430, Pt.
I. Energy and Commerce discharged. Nov. 6, 2007. Referral to
the Judiciary extended Nov. 6, 2007 for a period ending not
later than Nov. 9, 2007. Referral to the Judiciary extended
Nov. 9, 2007 for a period ending not later than Nov. 20, 2007.
The Judiciary discharged. Nov. 20, 2007. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 4, 2007; Roll No. 1124:
405-2. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec.
5, 2007.
H.R. 3889.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study
of the vocational rehabilitation programs administered by the
Secretary. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 18, 2007.
Reported amended May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-640. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 21, 2008.
H.R. 3890.--To amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
to waive the requirement for annual renewal resolutions
relating to import sanctions, impose import sanctions on
Burmese gemstones, expand the number of individuals against
whom the visa ban is applicable, expand the blocking of assets
and other prohibited activities, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Ways and Means,
and the Judiciary Oct. 18, 2007. Reported amended from Foreign
Affairs Oct. 31, 2007; Rept. 110-418, Pt. I. The Judiciary
discharged. Oct. 31, 2007. Referral to Ways and Means extended
Oct. 31, 2007 for a period ending not later than Nov. 16,
2007. Referral to Ways and Means extended Nov. 15, 2007 for a
period ending not later than Dec. 7, 2007. Referral to Ways
and Means extended Dec. 7, 2007 for a period ending not later
than Dec. 12, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec.
11, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations
Dec. 12, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendments Dec. 19, 2007. House agreed to Senate amendments
with amendments pursuant to H.Res. 1341 July 15, 2008. Senate
agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments July 22, 2008.
Presented to the President July 25, 2008. Approved July 29,
2008. Public Law 110-286.
H.R. 3891.--To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act to increase the number of Directors on the
Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation. Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 18, 2007.
Reported Mar. 31, 2008; Rept. 110-552. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 1
(Legislative day of Mar. 13), 2008. Reported June 27, 2008;
Rept. 110-405. Passed Senate July 7, 2008. Presented to the
President July 10, 2008. Approved July 21, 2008. Public Law
110-281.
H.R. 3911.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 95 Church Street in Jessup, Pennsylvania,
as the ``Lance Corporal Dennis James Veater Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 22, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2007. Received in
Senate Dec. 18, 2007. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3),
2008.
H.R. 3913.--To amend the International Center Act to authorize the
lease or sublease of certain property described in such Act to
an entity other than a foreign government or international
organization if certain conditions are met. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Oct. 22, 2007. Reported Jan.
28, 2008; Rept. 110-518. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 28, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations Jan. 29, 2008. Reported June 2, 2008; Rept.
110-343. Passed Senate June 5, 2008. Presented to the
President June 18, 2008. Approved June 26, 2008. Public Law
110-249.
H.R. 3915 (H. Res. 825).--To amend the Truth in Lending Act to
reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability
for such practices, to establish licensing and registration
requirements for residential mortgage originators, to provide
certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Oct. 22, 2007.
Reported amended Nov. 9, 2007; Rept. 110-441. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Nov. 15, 2007; Roll No. 1118: 291-127.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Dec. 3, 2007.
H.R. 3916.--To provide for the next generation of border and
maritime security technologies. Referred to Homeland Security
and in addition to Science and Technology Oct. 22, 2007.
Reported amended from Science and Technology June 4, 2008;
Rept. 110-684, Pt. I.
H.R. 3919.--To provide for a comprehensive nationwide inventory of
existing broadband service, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Oct. 22, 2007. Reported amended Nov.
13, 2007; Rept. 110-443. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 13, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Nov. 14,
2007.
H.R. 3920 (H. Res. 781).--To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to
reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade
adjustment assistance to service workers and firms, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to
Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce Oct. 22, 2007.
Reported amended from Ways and Means Oct. 29, 2007; Rept. 110-
414, Pt. I. Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce
discharged Oct. 29, 2007. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
Oct. 31, 2007; Roll No. 1025: 264-157. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance Nov. 5, 2007.
H.R. 3921.--To provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions
brought under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of
2001. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 22, 2007. Reported Oct.
29, 2007; Rept. 110-413.
Union Calendar................................................Union 261
H.R. 3927 (S. 2258).--To temporarily extend the programs under the
Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred
to Education and Labor Oct. 23, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 23, 2007. Received in Senate Oct. 24, 2007.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Oct. 30,
2007.
H.R. 3928.--To require certain large government contractors that
receive more than 80 percent of their annual gross revenue
from Federal contracts to disclose the names and salaries of
their most highly compensated officers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 23,
2007. Reported amended Apr. 17, 2008; Rept. 110-594. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 23, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 24, 2008.
H.R. 3930.--To provide for a land exchange involving State land
and Bureau of Land Management land in Chavez and Dona Ana
Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser Prairie
Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2007.
Reported amended May 13, 2008; Rept. 110-632.
Union Calendar................................................Union 394
H.R. 3936.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 116 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, as
the ``Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 23, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 28, 2008; Roll No. 86: 400-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 28, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
215.
H.R. 3957.--To increase research, development, education, and
technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency
and conservation technologies and practices at the
Environmental Protection Agency. Referred to Science and
Technology Oct. 24, 2007. Reported amended July 30, 2008;
Rept. 110-802. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works July 31, 2008.
H.R. 3959.--To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to
provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for certain pre-
FIRM properties. Referred to Financial Services Oct. 24, 2007.
Reported amended Jan. 16, 2008; Rept. 110-510. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 23, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Jan. 24, 2008.
H.R. 3963 (H. Res. 774).--To amend title XXI of the Social
Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health
Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means, Oversight and
Government Reform, House Administration, and Education and
Labor Oct. 24, 2007. Passed House Oct. 25, 2007; Roll No.
1009: 265-142. Received in Senate Oct. 25, 2007. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 26, 2007. Passed Senate Nov. 1,
2007; Roll No. 403: 64-30. Presented to the President Nov. 30,
2007. Vetoed Dec. 12, 2007. House sustained Presidential veto
Jan. 23, 2008; Roll No. 22: 260-152. In House, veto referred
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means
Jan. 23, 2008.
H.R. 3965.--To extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services Oct. 25, 2007. Reported amended
Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-579.
Union Calendar................................................Union 357
H.R. 3971.--To encourage States to report to the Attorney General
certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the
custody of law enforcement agencies. Referred to the Judiciary
Oct. 25, 2007. Reported amended Jan. 18, 2008; Rept. 110-512.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 23,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Jan.
24, 2008. Reported with amendment Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; no written report.
H.R. 3974.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 797 Sam Bass Road in Round Rock, Texas, as
the ``Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct.
25, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2007.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 14, 2007. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2007. Presented to the President Dec.
20, 2007. Approved Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-165.
H.R. 3981 (S. 2262).--To authorize the Preserve America Program
and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 29, 2007. Reported amended
July 8, 2008; Rept. 110-738. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 8, 2008; Roll No. 471: 360-23.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 9,
2008.
H.R. 3985.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing
transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of
passengers only if the person is willing and able to comply
with certain accessibility requirements in addition to other
existing requirements, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Oct. 29, 2007. Reported Nov.
15, 2007; Rept. 110-456. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 12, 2007; Roll No. 1155: 374-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 13,
2007. Reported June 23, 2008; Rept. 110-395. Passed Senate
July 14, 2008. Presented to the President July 22, 2008.
Approved July 30, 2008. Public Law 110-291.
H.R. 3986.--To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Oct. 29, 2007. Reported Dec.
10, 2007; Rept. 110-480. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 11, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works Dec. 12, 2007.
Reported with amendment June 4, 2008; Rept. 110-406. Passed
Senate with amendment June 26, 2008. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Sept. 18, 2008.
Presented to the President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved Oct. 3,
2008. Public Law 110-338.
H.R. 3988.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3701 Altamesa Boulevard in Fort Worth,
Texas, as the ``Master Sergeant Kenneth N. Mack Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct.
29, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 22, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 23, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
216.
H.R. 3992 (S. 2304).--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.
Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 30, 2007. Reported Jan. 22,
2008; Rept. 110-514. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Jan. 23, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to the Judiciary Jan. 24, 2008.
H.R. 3996 (H. Res. 809) (H. Res. 894).--To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions,
and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Oct. 30,
2007. Reported amended Nov. 6, 2007; Rept. 110-431. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Nov. 9, 2007; Roll No. 1081:
216-193. Received in Senate Nov. 13, 2007. Ordered placed on
the calendar Nov. 14, 2007. Passed Senate with amendment Dec.
6, 2007; Roll No. 415: 88-5. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Dec. 19, 2007; Roll No. 1183:
352-64. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2007. Approved
Dec. 26, 2007. Public Law 110-166.
H.R. 3997 (H. Res. 884) (H. Res. 1517).--To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax
relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer
firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Oct. 30, 2007. Reported
amended Nov. 5, 2007; Rept. 110-426. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 6, 2007; Roll No. 1042:
410-0. Received in Senate Nov. 8, 2007. Ordered placed on the
calendar Dec. 3, 2007. Passed Senate with amendments Dec. 12,
2007. House agreed to Senate amendment to the title. House
agreed to Senate amendment to the text with an amendment
pursuant to H. Res. 884 Dec. 18, 2007. Senate agreed to House
amendment to Senate amendment with amendment Dec. 19, 2007.
House failed to agree to Senate amendment Sept. 29, 2008; Roll
No. 674: 205-228.
H.R. 3998.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
special resources studies of certain lands and structures to
determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and
management of the resources associated with such lands and
structures. Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 30, 2007.
Reported amended Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-462. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 4, 2007; Roll No.
1123: 326-79. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Dec. 5, 2007. Reported with amendment June
16, 2008; Rept. 110-390.
H.R. 3999 (H. Res. 1344).--To amend title 23, United States Code,
to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to
strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, to
increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally
deficient bridges on the National Highway System, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Oct. 30, 2007. Reported July 10, 2008; Rept. 110-750. Union
Calendar. Considered July 23, 2008. Passed House amended July
24, 2008; Roll No. 530: 367-55. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works July 25, 2008.
Reported Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept.
110-482.
H.R. 4008.--To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make
technical corrections to the definition of willful
noncompliance with respect to violations involving the
printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit
card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to the
Judiciary Oct. 30, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House May 13,
2008; Roll No. 308: 407-0. Received in Senate May 14, 2008.
Passed Senate May 20, 2008. Presented to the President May 23,
2008. Approved June 3, 2008. Public Law 110-241.
H.R. 4009.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 567 West Nepessing Street in Lapeer,
Michigan, as the ``Turrill Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 30, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 11, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec.
12, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2007.
Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2007. Approved Dec. 26,
2007. Public Law 110-167.
H.R. 4010.--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''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 30, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 14, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 15, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 21, 2008. Public Law
110-440.
H.R. 4040 (S. 2045) (S. 2663).--To establish consumer product
safety standards and other safety requirements for children's
products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product
Safety Commission. Referred to Energy and Commerce Nov. 1,
2007. Reported amended Dec. 19, 2007; Rept. 110-501. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 19, 2007;
Roll No. 1185: 407-0. Received in Senate Dec. 19, 2007.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 23, 2008. Passed Senate
with amendment Mar. 6, 2008; Roll No. 41: 79-13. Senate
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference Apr. 29,
2008. House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a
conference May 14, 2008. Conference report filed in the House
July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-787. House agreed to conference
report under suspension of the rules July 30, 2008; Roll No.
543: 424-1. Senate agreed to conference report July 31, 2008;
Roll No. 193: 89-3. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2008.
Approved Aug. 14, 2008. Public Law 110-314.
H.R. 4043.--To amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,
and Enforcement Act of 1989 to preserve and expand minority
depository institutions, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Nov. 1, 2007. Reported Dec. 4, 2007; Rept.
110-465. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 5, 2007. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Dec. 6, 2007.
H.R. 4044 (S. 3197).--To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and
Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the means test
in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-
component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to
active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not
less than 60 days. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 1, 2007.
Reported amended June 20, 2008; Rept. 110-726. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to the Judiciary June 24 (Legislative
day of June 23), 2008.
H.R. 4049.--To amend section 5318 of title 31, United States Code,
to eliminate regulatory burdens imposed on insured depository
institutions and money services businesses and enhance the
availability of transaction accounts at depository
institutions for such business, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services Nov. 1, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 22, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 23, 2008.
H.R. 4050.--To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to issue guidance providing a process for
consideration of the flood protections afforded by certain
structures for purposes of the national flood insurance
program. Referred to Financial Services Nov. 1, 2007. Reported
Dec. 4, 2007; Rept. 110-466.
Union Calendar................................................Union 290
H.R. 4056 (S. 2565).--To establish an awards mechanism to honor
Federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty.
Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 1, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Apr. 16, 2008. Reported with
amendments July 28, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 4074 (S. 27).--To authorize the implementation of the San
Joaquin River Restoration Settlement, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Nov. 5, 2007. Reported May 13,
2008; Rept. 110-633.
Union Calendar................................................Union 395
H.R. 4080.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
establish a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion
models. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 5, 2007. Reported
amended June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-699.
Union Calendar................................................Union 442
H.R. 4081.--To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection
of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Nov. 5, 2007. Reported amended Sept. 9, 2008; Rept.
110-836. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 9, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 10,
2008; Roll No. 584: 379-12. Received in Senate Sept. 11, 2008.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 2 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 4088.--To provide immigration reform by securing America's
borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling
a practical employer verification program. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to the Judiciary, Ways and
Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform,
Armed Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Nov. 6,
2007. Discharge petition filed Mar. 11, 2008; Pet. 110-5.
H.R. 4106.--To improve teleworking in executive agencies by
developing a telework program that allows employees to
telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked in every 2
administrative workweeks, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 7, 2007. Reported amended
May 21, 2008; Rept. 110-663. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 3, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 4,
2008.
H.R. 4108.--To amend section 3328 of title 5, United States Code,
relating to Selective Service registration. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 7, 2007. Reported Dec.
10, 2007; Rept. 110-479. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 11, 2007. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec.
12, 2007.
H.R. 4115 (H.R. 2120) (H. Res. 1298).--To provide for and approve
the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Referred to Natural Resources Nov.
8, 2007. Reported amended Mar. 6, 2008; Rept. 110-542, Pt. I.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 6, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Apr. 4, 2008. Reported adversely Apr. 4, 2008; Pt.
II.
Union Calendar................................................Union 346
H.R. 4118.--To exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie
Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic event, loss
of life and limb, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State
University. Referred to Ways and Means Nov. 8, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 4, 2007. Received in
Senate Dec. 5, 2007. Passed Senate Dec. 6, 2007. Presented to
the President Dec. 11, 2007. Approved Dec. 19, 2007. Public
Law 110-141.
H.R. 4120.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for
more effective prosecution of cases involving child
pornography, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Nov. 8, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules Nov. 13,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 14, 2007; Roll No.
1105: 409-0. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
Nov. 15, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Sept.
26, 2008; Roll No. 656: 418-0. Presented to the President
Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-358.
H.R. 4131.--To designate a portion of California State Route 91
located in Los Angeles County, California, as the ``Juanita
Millender-McDonald Highway''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Nov. 9, 2007. Reported Sept. 27, 2008; Rept.
110-895. House Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 27, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Passed Senate Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Presented to the President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct.
21, 2008. Public Law 110-441.
H.R. 4134.--To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for
Internet crime prevention education programs. Referred to the
Judiciary Nov. 9, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13,
2007. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Nov.
14, 2007.
H.R. 4136.--To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify
the scope of the child pornography laws, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 9, 2007. Considered
under suspension of rules Nov. 13, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 15, 2007; Roll No. 1121: 416-0.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 3, 2007.
H.R. 4137 (H. Res. 956) (H. Res. 1389).--To amend and extend the
Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred
to Education and Labor and in addition to the Judiciary,
Science and Technology, and Financial Services Nov. 9, 2007.
Reported amended from Education and Labor Dec. 19, 2007; Rept.
110-500, Pt. I. The Judiciary, Science and Technology, and
Financial Services discharged Dec. 19, 2007. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Feb. 7, 2008; Roll No. 40: 354-58.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Feb. 25, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment July 29 (Legislative day of July 28),
2008. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference July 29 (Legislative day of July 28), 2008. Passed
Senate with amendment July 29 (Legislative day of July 28),
2008. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference July 29 (Legislative day of July 28), 2008. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference July
29, 2008. Conference report filed in the House July 30, 2008;
Rept. 110-803. House agreed to conference report July 31,
2008; Roll No. 544: 380-49. Senate agreed to conference report
July 31, 2008; Roll No. 194: 83-8. Presented to the President
Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 14, 2008. Public Law 110-315.
H.R. 4140.--To designate the Port Angeles Federal Building in Port
Angeles, Washington, as the ``Richard B. Anderson Federal
Building''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Nov.
9, 2007. Reported Jan. 28, 2008; Rept. 110-515. House
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 28, 2008; Roll
No. 24: 388-0. Received in Senate Jan. 29, 2008. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Feb. 28, 2008. Reported June 4,
2008; no written report. Passed Senate June 24 (Legislative
day of June 23), 2008. Presented to the President July 7,
2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law 110-266.
H.R. 4153.--To make certain technical corrections and transition
amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.
Referred to Education and Labor Nov. 13, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 13, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Nov. 14, 2007.
H.R. 4154.--To increase the insurance limitations on Federal
insurance for bonds issued by the designated bonding authority
for Historically Black Colleges and Universities capital
financing. Referred to Education and Labor Nov. 13, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 13, 2007. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Nov. 14, 2007.
H.R. 4156 (H. Res. 818) (S. 2340).--Making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Referred to Appropriations and in addition to the Budget Nov.
13, 2007. Passed House Nov. 14, 2007; Roll No. 1108: 218-203.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 15,
2007.
H.R. 4166.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 701 East Copeland Drive in Lebanon,
Missouri, as the ``Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 13, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 10, 2008; Roll No. 110: 382-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 11, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
217.
H.R. 4169.--To authorize the placement in Arlington National
Cemetery of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington
National Cemetery honoring blind members of the Armed Forces,
veterans, and other Americans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Nov. 13, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 13,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 14, 2008; Roll No.
65: 396-0. Received in Senate Feb. 25, 2008. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Apr. 29, 2008.
H.R. 4174 (S. 1581).--To establish an interagency committee to
develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan
and to establish an ocean acidification program within the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Referred to
Science and Technology Nov. 14, 2007. Reported amended July 9,
2008; Rept. 110-749. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 9, 2008. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar July 10 (Legislative day of July 9),
2008.
H.R. 4179.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish an appeal and redress process for individuals
wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Nov. 14, 2007.
Reported amended June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-686. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
June 19, 2008.
H.R. 4185.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte,
California, as the ``Marisol Heredia Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 14, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 24, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate June 27, 2008. Presented to the
President July 10, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law
110-267.
H.R. 4191.--To redesignate Dayton Aviation Heritage National
Historic Park in the State of Ohio as ``Wright Brothers-Dunbar
National Historic Park'', and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Nov. 15, 2007. Considered under suspension
of rules Mar. 4, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 5, 2008; Roll No. 91: 407-4. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 6, 2008.
H.R. 4199.--To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act
of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National
Historical Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Nov. 15, 2007. Reported amended July 8, 2008; Rept.
110-739. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 8, 2008; Roll No. 473: 368-18. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 9, 2008.
H.R. 4203.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3035 Stone Mountain Street in Lithonia,
Georgia, as the ``Jamaal RaShard Addison Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov.
15, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 12, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 13, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
218.
H.R. 4210.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 401 Washington Avenue in Weldon, North
Carolina, as the ``Dock M. Brown Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 15, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2007. Received in
Senate Dec. 18, 2007. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3),
2008. Reported July 30, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate
Aug. 1, 2008. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2008.
Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law 110-303.
H.R. 4211.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 725 Roanoke Avenue in Roanoke Rapids, North
Carolina, as the ``Judge Richard B. Allsbrook Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 15, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 22, 2008; Roll No. 19: 391-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 23, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
219.
H.R. 4220 (S. 2420).--To encourage the donation of excess food to
nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-
insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into
by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of
food. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 15,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 17, 2007.
Received in Senate Dec. 18, 2007. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 22 (Legislative day of
Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 4240 (S. 2673).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in
Lakewood, Colorado, as the ``Felix Sparks Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov.
15, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 28, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 29, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
220.
H.R. 4252 (S. 3029).--To provide for an additional temporary
extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through May 23, 2008,
and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business Dec. 4,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 5, 2007. Received in
Senate Dec. 6, 2007. Passed Senate Dec. 7, 2007. Presented to
the President Dec. 13, 2007. Approved Dec. 14, 2007. Public
Law 110-136.
H.R. 4253 (H. Res. 921) (S. 1784).--To improve and expand small
business assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces
and military reservists, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business Dec. 4, 2007. Considered under suspension of
rules Dec. 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6,
2007; Roll No. 1138: 407-2. Received in Senate Dec. 7, 2007.
Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 19, 2007. House agreed to
Senate amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 921 Jan.
16, 2008. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment
Jan. 31, 2008. Presented to the President Feb. 7, 2008.
Approved Feb. 14, 2008. Public Law 110-186.
H.R. 4255.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the
Paralympic Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 4,
2007. Reported amended July 24, 2008; Rept. 110-774. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules July 29, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 31, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 4264.--To name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord
injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Michael Bilirakis
Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center''.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 4, 2007. Considered under
suspension of rules June 24, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 26, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 27, 2008.
H.R. 4279.--To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual
property laws, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Dec. 5, 2007. Reported amended May 5, 2008; Rept.
110-617. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 6, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 8,
2008; Roll No. 300: 410-11. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary May 12, 2008.
H.R. 4286.--To award a congressional gold medal to Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and unwavering
commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and democracy
in Burma. Referred to Financial Services Dec. 5, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2007; Roll No. 1170: 400-0.
Received in Senate Dec. 18, 2007. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan.
3), 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Apr. 24, 2008.
Presented to the President May 1, 2008. Approved May 6, 2008.
Public Law 110-209.
H.R. 4289.--To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the ``Euripides Rubio
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 5, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 24, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 25, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate July 11, 2008. Presented to the President July 22,
2008. Approved July 30, 2008. Public Law 110-292.
H.R. 4299 (H. Res. 862).--To extend the Terrorism Insurance
Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services Dec. 6, 2007. Passed
House Dec. 12, 2007; Roll No. 1150: 303-116. Received in
Senate Dec. 12, 2007. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Dec. 13, 2007.
H.R. 4332.--To amend the Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council Act to require the Council to establish a
single telephone number that consumers with complaints or
inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal
banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services Dec. 6, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 29, 2008; Roll No. 225: 408-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 30, 2008.
H.R. 4341.--To extend the trade adjustment assistance program
under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months. Referred to Ways and
Means Dec. 10, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 11,
2007. Received in Senate Dec. 11, 2007. Referred to Finance
Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 4342.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton,
Florida, as the ``Dan Miller Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 10, 2007. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2007. Received in Senate Dec.
18, 2007. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 4343.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify age
standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation
operations. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Dec.
11, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 11, 2007; Roll
No. 1144: 390-0. Received in Senate and passed Dec. 12, 2007.
Presented to the President Dec. 13, 2007. Approved Dec. 13,
2007. Public Law 110-135.
H.R. 4351 (H. Res. 861).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the
alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means Dec. 11, 2007. Passed House Dec. 12, 2007; Roll
No. 1153: 226-193. Received in Senate Dec. 12, 2007. Referred
to Finance Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008.
H.R. 4454.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3050 Hunsinger Lane in Louisville,
Kentucky, as the ``Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes
of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building'', in honor of the
servicemen and women from Louisville, Kentucky, who died in
service during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 11,
2007. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 28, 2008; Roll No.
87: 404-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 28, 2008. Reported Apr.
10, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008.
Presented to the President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008.
Public Law 110-221.
H.R. 4461.--To promote and enhance the operation of local building
code enforcement administration across the country by
establishing a competitive Federal matching grant program.
Referred to Financial Services Dec. 12, 2007. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 9, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 10
(Legislative day of July 9), 2008.
H.R. 4544.--To require the issuance of medals to recognize the
dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. Referred
to Financial Services and in addition to House Administration
Dec. 13, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 23,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2008. Approved Oct.
15, 2008. Public Law 110-420.
H.R. 4749 (S. 2292).--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002
to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address
terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security Dec. 17, 2007. Reported amended June 5,
2008; Rept. 110-689. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 18, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 19, 2008.
H.R. 4774.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 10250 John Saunders Road in San Antonio,
Texas, as the ``Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building''..
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 18, 2007.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 5, 2008; Roll No.
97: 404-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 6, 2008.
H.R. 4791.--To amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen
requirements for ensuring the effectiveness of information
security controls over information resources that support
Federal operations and assets, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 18, 2007.
Reported amended May 21, 2008; Rept. 110-664. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 3, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 4, 2008.
H.R. 4806.--To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of
homeland security and other information and to promote the
sharing of unclassified homeland security and other
information, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Dec. 18, 2007. Reported amended July 24, 2008; Rept.
110-776. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.
H.R. 4828.--To amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic
Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic
site, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Dec. 18, 2007. Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-791.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 24, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008.
H.R. 4839.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
technical corrections, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means Dec. 19, 2007. Committee discharged. Passed
House Dec. 19, 2007. Received in Senate and passed Dec. 19,
2007. Presented to the President Dec. 27, 2007. Approved Dec.
29, 2007. Public Law 110-172.
H.R. 4841.--To approve, ratify, and confirm the settlement
agreement entered into to resolve claims by the Soboba Band of
Luiseno Indians relating to alleged interferences with the
water resources of the Tribe, to authorize and direct the
Secretary of the Interior to execute and perform the
Settlement Agreement and related waivers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Dec. 19, 2007.
Reported amended May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-649. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2008. Received
in Senate May 22, 2008. Passed Senate July 23, 2008. Presented
to the President July 25, 2008. Approved July 31, 2008. Public
Law 110-297.
H.R. 4847 (H. Res. 1071) (S. 2606).--To reauthorize the United
States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. Referred
to Science and Technology Dec. 19, 2007. Reported amended Mar.
31, 2008; Rept. 110-559. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
Apr. 3, 2008; Roll No. 160: 412-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 4,
2008.
H.R. 4848.--To extend for one year parity in the application of
certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
Ways and Means, and Education and Labor Dec. 19, 2007.
Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 6, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 7, 2008; Roll No. 35:
384-23. Received in Senate and referred to Finance Feb. 8
(Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2008.
H.R. 4881.--To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the
prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the
agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or
grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 19,
2007. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-578. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 14, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 15, 2008.
H.R. 4918.--To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical
center in Miami, Florida, as the ``Bruce W. Carter Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Dec. 19, 2007. Considered under suspension of rules
June 24, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House June 26, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs June 27,
2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008.
Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 12,
2008. Public Law 110-304.
H.R. 4926.--To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to establish a grant program for automated external
defibrillators in schools. Referred to Education and Labor
Dec. 19, 2007. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 9,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions June 10, 2008.
H.R. 4933 (S. 1498).--To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to
protect captive wildlife and to make technical corrections,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 15,
2008. Reported Mar. 31, 2008; Rept. 110-551. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 1
(Legislative day of Mar. 13), 2008.
H.R. 4986.--To provide for the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously
enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign
sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States
Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain
judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities
for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits
for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Referred to Armed Services Jan. 16, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 16, 2008; Roll No. 11: 369-46. Received in
Senate and passed Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2008;
Roll No. 1: 91-3. Presented to the President Jan. 24, 2008.
Approved Jan. 28, 2008. Public Law 110-181.
H.R. 5001.--To authorize the Administrator of General Services to
provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building
located in the District of Columbia. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 16, 2008. Reported
amended June 19, 2008; Rept. 110-724. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works June 24
(Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Reported Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-501. Passed
Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public
Law 110-359.
H.R. 5030.--For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 16, 2008. Reported July 8,
2008; Rept. 110-743. Private Calendar. Passed House Sept. 16,
2008. Received in Senate Sept. 17, 2008. Referred to the
Judiciary Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5036.--To direct the Administrator of General Services to
reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining
paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for
Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse
jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or
hand counting of the results of the general elections for
Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration and in addition to
Science and Technology Jan. 17, 2008. Reported amended from
House Administration Apr. 14, 2008; Rept. 110-582, Pt. I.
Science and Technology discharged. Apr. 14, 2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 360
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Apr.
15, 2008; Roll No. 188: 239-178.
H.R. 5057.--To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant
Program. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 17, 2008. Reported
amended July 14, 2008; Rept. 110-757. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 14, 2008. Received in
Senate July 15, 2008. Referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Aug. 1, 2008. Committee discharged Sept. 8, 2008.
Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 8, 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-360.
H.R. 5060.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow
athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section
101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized
admission in 5-year increments. Referred to the Judiciary Jan.
17, 2008. Reported June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-697.
Union Calendar................................................Union 440
H.R. 5104 (S. 2556).--To extend the Protect America Act of 2007
for 30 days. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Intelligence Jan. 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Jan. 29, 2008. Received in Senate and passed Jan. 29,
2008. Presented to the President Jan. 30, 2008. Approved Jan.
31, 2008. Public Law 110-182.
H.R. 5135 (S. 2675).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in
Derby, Kansas, as the ``Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan.
23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 12, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 13, 2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the
President May 1, 2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-
222.
H.R. 5137.--To ensure that hunting remains a purpose of the New
River Gorge National River. Referred to Natural Resources Jan.
28, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 4, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 5,
2008. Reported Sept. 16, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 5140.--To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates
to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an
increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. Referred to Ways
and Means and in addition to Financial Services Jan. 28, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 29, 2008; Roll No. 25: 385-
35. Received in Senate Jan. 29, 2008. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 30, 2008. Considered Feb. 5, 6, (Legislative day
of Feb. 6), 2008. Passed Senate with amendment Feb. 7
(Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2008; Roll No. 10: 81-16. House
agreed to Senate amendment Feb. 7, 2008; Roll No. 42: 380-34.
Presented to the President Feb. 8, 2008. Approved Feb. 13,
2008. Public Law 110-185.
H.R. 5151.--To designate as wilderness additional National Forest
System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State
of West Virginia, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Agriculture Jan. 29, 2008.
Reported amended from Natural Resources Apr. 22, 2008; Rept.
110-598, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged. Apr. 22, 2008. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 22, 2008;
Roll No. 206: 368-17. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 23, 2008. Reported with
amendments June 16, 2008; Rept. 110-391.
H.R. 5159.--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. Referred to House
Administration Jan. 29, 2008. Reported amended Mar. 3, 2008;
Rept. 110-535. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Mar. 5, 2008. Received in Senate Mar. 6, 2008. Ordered
placed on the calendar Mar. 7, 2008. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment Oct. 2, 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 9, 2008. Approved Oct. 20, 2008. Public Law
110-437.
H.R. 5161.--To provide for the establishment of Green
Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer
Centers, and for other purpose. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Science and Technology Jan.
29, 2008. Reported amended from Science and Technology Apr.
10, 2008; Rept. 110-576, Pt. I.
H.R. 5167.--To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 to remove the authority of the President to
waive certain provisions. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 29,
2008. Reported amended Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-844. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 15,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Armed Services Sept.
16, 2008.
H.R. 5168.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville,
Florida, as the ``Cody Grater Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 29, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 1, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 2,
2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate
June 27, 2008. Presented to the President July 10, 2008.
Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law 110-268.
H.R. 5170.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for a privacy official within each component of the Department
of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Jan. 29, 2008. Reported amended July 10,
2008; Rept. 110-755. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.
H.R. 5220.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3800 SW. 185th Avenue in Beaverton, Oregon,
as the ``Major Arthur Chin Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 29, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 6,
2008. Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate
Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the President May 1, 2008.
Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-223.
H.R. 5235.--To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 6, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 22, 2008. Received
in Senate July 23, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary July 24
(Legislative day of July 23), 2008. Reported with amendment
Sept. 15, 2008; no written report.
H.R. 5243.--For the relief of Kumi Iizuka-Barcena. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 6, 2008. Reported Sept. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-826.
Private Calendar. Passed House Sept. 16, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 17, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5244 (H. Res. 1476).--To amend the Truth in Lending Act to
establish fair and transparent practices relating to the
extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 7,
2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008; Rept. 110-857. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008; Roll No. 623:
312-112. Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5264.--To extend certain trade preference programs, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 7, 2008.
Reported amended Feb. 25, 2008; Rept. 110-529. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 27, 2008. Received
in Senate Feb. 27, 2008. Passed Senate Feb. 28, 2008.
Presented to the President Feb. 28, 2008. Approved Feb. 29,
2008. Public Law 110-191.
H.R. 5265.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy,
including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss
facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and
oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Feb. 7, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
24, 2008; Roll No. 633: 418-2. Received in Senate Sept. 25
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-361.
H.R. 5270.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways
and Means and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
Feb. 7, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 12, 2008.
Received in Senate and passed Feb. 13, 2008. Presented to the
President Feb. 25, 2008. Approved Feb. 28, 2008. Public Law
110-190.
H.R. 5293 (S. 462).--To approve the settlement of the water rights
claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley
Reservation in Nevada, to require the Secretary of the
Interior to carry out the settlement, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2008. Reported amended
July 31, 2008; Rept. 110-815. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5335.--To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for
the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and
campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears National
Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 8, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 11, 2008; Rept.
110-840. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5349 (H. Res. 976).--To extend the Protect America Act of
2007 for 21 days. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Intelligence Feb. 12, 2008. Failed of passage Feb. 13, 2008;
Roll No. 54: 191-229.
H.R. 5350.--To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or
exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition
to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 12, 2008. Reported
amended from Natural Resources Aug. 1, 2008; Rept. 110-822,
Pt. I. Referral to Oversight and Government Reform extended
Aug. 1, 2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 12,
2008. Oversight and Government Reform discharged. Sept. 12,
2008. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
17, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to Senate
amendment Sept. 29, 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 3,
2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law 110-393.
H.R. 5351 (H. Res. 1001) (H.R. 2776).--To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the
production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 12, 2008. Passed House Feb.
27, 2008; Roll No. 84: 236-182. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance Feb. 28, 2008.
H.R. 5352.--To protect seniors in the United States from elder
abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and
research programs and activities to aid victims of elder
abuse, to provide training to prosecutors and other law
enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Ways and Means Feb. 12, 2008. Reported amended
from the Judiciary Sept. 22, 2008; Rept. 110-864, Pt. I. Ways
and Means discharged. Sept. 22, 2008. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008; Roll No. 626:
387-28. Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 2 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5395 (S. 2622).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St.
Louis, Missouri, as the ``William 'Bill'' Clay Post Office
Building'. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb.
12, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 9, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 10, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate June 27, 2008. Presented to the
President July 10, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law
110-269.
H.R. 5400 (S. 2626).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 160 East Washington Street in
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the ``Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post
Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Feb. 12, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2008;
Roll No. 102: 402-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 6, 2008.
Reported Apr. 10, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate Apr.
22, 2008. Presented to the President May 1, 2008. Approved May
7, 2008. Public Law 110-224.
H.R. 5440.--To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain
acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Intelligence Feb.
14, 2008. Discharge petition filed Apr. 23, 2008; Pet. 110-7.
H.R. 5443.--To improve defense cooperation between the Republic of
Korea and the United States. Referred to Foreign Affairs Feb.
14, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 23, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Referred to Foreign Relations Oct. 2 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5464.--To direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant
to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist
law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing
children, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Feb. 14, 2008. Reported July 10, 2008; Rept. 110-753. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House July 14, 2008.
Received in Senate July 15, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary
Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 5472 (S. 2534).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Julia M. Carson
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Feb. 14, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 9,
2008; Roll No. 177: 401-0. Received in Senate Apr. 10, 2008.
Passed Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the President May 1,
2008. Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-225.
H.R. 5477.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 120 South Del Mar Avenue in San Gabriel,
California, as the ``Chi Mui Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 21, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 3, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 4,
2008. Reported July 30, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate
Aug. 1, 2008. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2008.
Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law 110-305.
H.R. 5478.--To provide for the continued minting and issuance of
certain $1 coins in 2008. Referred to Financial Services Feb.
25, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 25, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Feb. 25, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Feb. 28, 2008. Presented to the President Feb. 28, 2008.
Approved Feb. 29, 2008. Public Law 110-192.
H.R. 5479.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan,
as the ``Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 25, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr.
24, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written report. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 25, 2008. Passed Senate June 27,
2008. Presented to the President July 10, 2008. Approved July
15, 2008. Public Law 110-270.
H.R. 5483.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton,
Virginia, as the ``Private First Class David H. Sharrett II
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Feb. 25, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 24, 2008. Reported July 30, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008. Presented to the
President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law
110-306.
H.R. 5489 (S. 2725).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 6892 Main Street in
Gloucester, Virginia, as the ``Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis
Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Feb. 26, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 9, 2008;
Roll No. 176: 397-0. Received in Senate Apr. 10, 2008. Passed
Senate Apr. 22, 2008. Presented to the President May 1, 2008.
Approved May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-226.
H.R. 5492.--To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum
support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb.
26, 2008. Reported Mar. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-545. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 11, 2008.
Received in Senate Mar. 12, 2008. Referred to Rules and
Administration Apr. 29, 2008.
H.R. 5493.--To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in
or under the House of Representatives may be established by
regulations of the Committee on House Administration. Referred
to House Administration Feb. 26, 2008. Reported Apr. 14, 2008;
Rept. 110-588. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Apr. 15, 2008. Received in Senate Apr. 16, 2008. Referred to
Rules and Administration Apr. 29, 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendment May 6, 2008.
H.R. 5501 (H. Res. 1065) (H. Res. 1362) (S. 2731).--To authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide
assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs and in addition to Financial Services Feb. 27,
2008. Reported from Foreign Affairs Mar. 10, 2008; Rept. 110-
546, Pt. I. Financial Services discharged. Mar. 10, 2008.
Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed from Foreign Affairs
Mar. 11, 2008; Pt. II. Passed House amended Apr. 2, 2008; Roll
No. 158: 308-116. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign
Relations Apr. 3, 2008. Committee discharged. Committee
discharged. July 16, 2008. Passed Senate with amendment July
16, 2008; Roll No. 182: 80-16. House agreed to Senate
amendment July 24, 2008; Roll No. 531: 303-115. Presented to
the President July 25, 2008. Approved July 30, 2008. Public
Law 110-293.
H.R. 5506.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey
City, New Jersey, as the ``Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb.
27, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 14, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 15, 2008.
H.R. 5511.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused
by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 28, 2008.
Reported June 17, 2008; Rept. 110-715. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules June 17, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 19, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 20
(Legislative day of June 19), 2008.
H.R. 5512.--To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating
coins, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services
Feb. 28, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules May 6,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 8, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs May 12, 2008.
H.R. 5517.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, Texas, as the
``Texas Military Veterans Post Office''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Feb. 28, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules Apr. 14, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House Apr. 15, 2008; Roll No. 191: 413-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Apr. 16, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written report.
Passed Senate June 27, 2008. Presented to the President July
10, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law 110-271.
H.R. 5522 (H. Res. 1157).--To require the Secretary of Labor to
issue interim and final occupational safety and health
standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and
for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Mar. 4,
2008. Reported amended Apr. 22, 2008; Rept. 110-601. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Apr. 30, 2008; Roll No. 233:
247-165. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions May 1, 2008.
H.R. 5524 (S. 2982).--To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Referred
to Education and Labor Mar. 4, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 9, 2008. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar June 10, 2008.
H.R. 5528.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton,
Massachusetts, as the ``Rocky Marciano Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 4, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 23, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 24, 2008. Reported June 25, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate June 27, 2008. Presented to the
President July 10, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law
110-272.
H.R. 5531.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify
criteria for certification relating to advanced spectroscopic
portal monitors, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Mar. 5, 2008. Reported amended July 22, 2008; Rept.
110-764. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.
H.R. 5540 (H. Res. 1233) (S. 2707).--To amend the Chesapeake Bay
Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing
authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails
Network. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 5, 2008. Reported
May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-667. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended June 5, 2008; Roll No. 386: 321-86. Received in Senate
June 6, 2008. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 5541.--To provide a supplemental funding source for
catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on
Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands,
to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management
strategy, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Agriculture, and the Budget Mar.
6, 2008. Reported amended from Natural Resources June 10,
2008; Rept. 110-704, Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture and the
Budget extended June 10, 2008 for a period ending not later
than June 27, 2008. Referral to Agriculture and the Budget
extended June 27, 2008 for a period ending not later than July
11, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 9, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008.
H.R. 5546.--To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive
market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to
electronic payment systems. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 6,
2008. Reported amended Oct. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-913.
Union Calendar................................................Union 588
H.R. 5551.--To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code,
to implement the increase provided under the District of
Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made
available for the compensation of attorneys representing
indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and
for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Mar. 6, 2008. Reported Mar. 31, 2008; Rept. 110-560.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 1, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 2, 2008. Reported July 25, 2008;
Rept. 110-432. Passed Senate Sept. 16, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 23, 2008. Approved Oct. 2, 2008. Public Law
110-335.
H.R. 5554.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and
improve health care services available to veterans from the
Department of Veterans Affairs for substance use disorders,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 6,
2008. Reported amended May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-639. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 21,
2008.
H.R. 5563 (H.R. 2857).--To reauthorize and reform the national
service laws. Referred to Education and Labor Mar. 10, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 11, 2008. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Mar. 12, 2008; Roll No. 131: 277-140.
H.R. 5569.--To extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center pilot
program. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 10, 2008. Reported
June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-698. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 9, 2008. Received in Senate June 10,
2008. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 5570.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
eliminate the sunset in the special immigrant nonminister
religious worker visa program. Referred to the Judiciary Mar.
10, 2008. Reported amended Apr. 14, 2008; Rept. 110-589. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2008.
Received in Senate Apr. 16, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary
Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 5571.--To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver
of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to
international medical graduates. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 10, 2008. Reported May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-646. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 21, 2008. Received
in Senate and referred to the Judiciary June 2, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Sept.
27, 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved
Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-362.
H.R. 5577.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend,
modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of
Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts
of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Mar. 11, 2008. Reported from Homeland
Security Mar. 14, 2008; Rept. 110-550, Pt. I. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Mar. 14, 2008 for a period ending
not later than Apr. 11, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Apr. 11, 2008 for a period ending not later than May
30, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended May 30,
2008 for a period ending not later than July 11, 2008.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended July 11, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 12, 2008 for a period
ending not later than Sept. 26, 2008. Referral to Energy and
Commerce extended Sept. 26, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended
Sept. 28, 2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 29,
2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 29, 2008
for a period ending not later than Oct. 2, 2008. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Oct. 2, 2008 for a period ending
not later than Oct. 3, 2008. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Oct. 3, 2008 for a period ending not later than Jan.
3, 2009.
H.R. 5579.--To remove an impediment to troubled debt restructuring
on the part of holders of residential mortgage loans, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 11, 2008.
Reported amended May 1, 2008; Rept. 110-615.
Union Calendar................................................Union 382
H.R. 5593.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to make
technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United
States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act. Referred
to the Judiciary Mar. 11, 2008. Reported June 5, 2008; Rept.
110-700. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
June 9, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs June 10, 2008.
H.R. 5599.--To designate the Federal building located at 4600
Silver Hill Road in Suitland, Maryland, as the ``Thomas
Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 12, 2008. Reported June
3, 2008; Rept. 110-674. House Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 4, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works June 5, 2008.
H.R. 5611.--To reform the National Association of Registered
Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Mar. 13, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008.
H.R. 5613.--To extend certain moratoria and impose additional
moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1,
2009. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 13, 2008. Reported
amended Apr. 22, 2008; Rept. 110-600. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Apr. 22, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 23, 2008; Roll No. 209:
349-62. Received in Senate Apr. 24, 2008. Ordered placed on
the calendar Apr. 28, 2008.
H.R. 5614.--To authorize the production of Saint-Gaudens Double
Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide
affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar.
13, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules May 13, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2008; Roll No.
325: 415-0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs May 19, 2008.
H.R. 5618 (S. 3160).--To reauthorize and amend the National Sea
Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 13, 2008. Reported amended June 9,
2008; Rept. 110-701, Pt. I. Referred to Science and Technology
June 9, 2008 for a period ending not later than July 11, 2008.
Reported amended July 11, 2008; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 14, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
July 15, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment Sept. 29, 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law
110-394.
H.R. 5631.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1155 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville,
Virginia, as the ``Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar.
13, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 29, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 30, 2008. Reported July 30, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008. Presented to the
President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law
110-307.
H.R. 5656.--To repeal a requirement with respect to the
procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 31, 2008. Discharge
petition filed June 24, 2008; Pet. 110-10.
H.R. 5658 (H. Res. 1213) (H. Res. 1218) (S. 3001) (S. 3002).--To
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other
purposes. Referred to Armed Services Mar. 31, 2008. Reported
amended May 16, 2008; Rept. 110-652. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed May 20, 2008; Pt. II. Considered May
21, 2008. Passed House amended May 22, 2008; Roll No. 365:
384-23. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
June 3, 2008.
H.R. 5664.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every
six years the plans and specifications for specially adapted
housing furnished to veterans by the Secretary. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 31, 2008. Reported amended May 15,
2008; Rept. 110-641. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended May 20, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 21, 2008.
H.R. 5669 (S. 2932).--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. Referred to Energy and Commerce Apr. 1, 2008.
Reported June 4, 2008; Rept. 110-681. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 4, 2008; Roll No. 373: 405-10.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions June 5, 2008.
H.R. 5680.--To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans,
and for others purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 2,
2008. Reported amended June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-692. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs June 19,
2008. Reported with amendments Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; Rept. 110-504.
H.R. 5683.--To make certain reforms with respect to the Government
Accountability Office, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 2, 2008. Reported amended
May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-671. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 9, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
10, 2008. Reported with amendments July 26, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate with amendment Aug. 1, 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Sept.
9, 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 11, 2008. Approved
Sept. 22, 2008. Public Law 110-323.
H.R. 5687.--To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to
increase the transparency and accountability of Federal
advisory committees, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 3, 2008. Reported amended
May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-650. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 24, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
25, 2008.
H.R. 5690 (S. 2979).--To exempt the African National Congress from
treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or
events, provide relief for certain members of the African
National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Foreign
Affairs Apr. 3, 2008. Reported amended from the Judiciary May
5, 2008; Rept. 110-620, Pt. I. Foreign Affairs discharged. May
5, 2008. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 6, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 8,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary May 12,
2008. Reported with amendment June 26, 2008; no written
report. Passed Senate with amendment June 26, 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment June 26, 2008. Presented to the
President June 27, 2008. Approved July 1, 2008. Public Law
110-257.
H.R. 5710 (S. 2814).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico
Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and
construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 3,
2008. Reported June 17, 2008; Rept. 110-714. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules June 17, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 19, 2008; Roll No. 425: 301-124.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar June 20
(Legislative day of June 19), 2008.
H.R. 5712.--To require disclosure by Federal contractors of
certain violations relating to the award or performance of
Federal contracts. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Apr. 3, 2008. Reported amended Apr. 22, 2008; Rept. 110-599.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 23,
2008. Received in Senate Apr. 24, 2008. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 30, 2008.
H.R. 5714 (S. 2579).--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. Referred to Financial Services
Apr. 8, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House amended Oct.
3, 2008. Received in Senate and passed Nov. 17 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5715 (H. Res. 1107).--To ensure continued availability of
access to the Federal student loan program for students and
families. Referred to Education and Labor Apr. 8, 2008.
Reported Apr. 14, 2008; Rept. 110-583. Union Calendar.
Considered Apr. 16, 2008. Passed House amended Apr. 17, 2008;
Roll No. 204: 383-27. Received in Senate Apr. 28, 2008.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 29, 2008. Passed Senate
with amendments Apr. 30, 2008. House agreed to Senate
amendments under suspension of the rules May 1, 2008; Roll No.
239: 388-21. Presented to the President May 6, 2008. Approved
May 7, 2008. Public Law 110-227.
H.R. 5719 (H. Res. 1102).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay
implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors,
enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and
for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 8, 2008.
Reported amended Apr. 14, 2008; Rept. 110-584. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed Apr. 14, 2008; Pt. II. Passed House
amended Apr. 15, 2008; Roll No. 190: 238-179. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance Apr. 16, 2008.
H.R. 5720.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
assistance for housing. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 8,
2008. Reported amended Apr. 24, 2008; Rept. 110-606.
Union Calendar................................................Union 377
H.R. 5724 (H. Res. 1092).--To implement the United States-Colombia
Trade Promotion Agreement. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 8,
2008.
H.R. 5729.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health
care to children of Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 8,
2008. Reported amended May 15, 2008; Rept. 110-645. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 21,
2008.
H.R. 5736.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Gadsden, Alabama, as the Colonel Ola Lee
Mize Veterans Clinic. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 9,
2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 15, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008.
H.R. 5741.--To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium
Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.
Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 9, 2008. Reported amended
July 8, 2008; Rept. 110-740. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 8, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 9, 2008.
H.R. 5743.--To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the
authority to procure real property and accept in-kind
donations. Referred to Homeland Security Apr. 9, 2008.
Reported Sept. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-828.
Union Calendar................................................Union 532
H.R. 5749 (H. Res. 1265).--To provide for a program of emergency
unemployment compensation. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 9,
2008. Reported amended Apr. 24, 2008; Rept. 110-607. Union
Calendar. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules
(two-thirds required) June 11, 2008; Roll No. 403: 279-144.
Passed House amended June 12, 2008; Roll No. 412: 274-137.
Received in Senate June 12, 2008. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 13, 2008.
H.R. 5751 (S. 722).--To direct the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of
certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument
in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Apr. 9, 2008. Reported July 29, 2008; Rept.
110-799.
Union Calendar................................................Union 517
H.R. 5770.--To provide for a study by the National Academy of
Sciences of potential impacts of climate change on water
resources and water quality. Referred to Science and
Technology and in addition to Natural Resources, and
Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 10, 2008. Reported from
Transportation and Infrastructure June 4, 2008; Rept. 110-685,
Pt. I.
H.R. 5772.--To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such
section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
Referred to Financial Services Apr. 10, 2008. Reported amended
Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-845. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 2 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5778.--To preserve the independence of the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 10, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended June 9, 2008. Received in Senate June 10, 2008. Passed
Senate June 16, 2008. Presented to the President July 7, 2008.
Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law 110-273.
H.R. 5781 (H. Res. 1277).--To provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of
parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be
paid leave, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to House Administration Apr.
14, 2008. Reported amended from Oversight and Government
Reform May 8, 2008; Rept. 110-624, Pt. I. House Administration
discharged. May 8, 2008. Union Calendar. Supplemental report
filed from Oversight and Government Reform June 17, 2008; Pt.
II. Passed House amended June 19, 2008; Roll No. 428: 278-146.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 20 (Legislative day of June 19),
2008.
H.R. 5787.--To amend title 40, United States Code, to enhance
authorities with regard to real property that has yet to be
reported excess, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Apr. 14, 2008. Reported amended May 15,
2008; Rept. 110-651. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules May 19, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended May 21, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 22, 2008.
H.R. 5788.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish
prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile
communications device on commercial airline flights, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Apr. 15, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2008; Rept. 110-900.
Union Calendar................................................Union 580
H.R. 5803.--To direct the Election Assistance Commission to
establish a program to make grants to participating States and
units of local government which will administer the regularly
scheduled general election for Federal office held in November
2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots
available in the case of the failure of a voting system or
voting equipment in the election or some other emergency
situation, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration Apr. 15, 2008. Reported May 15, 2008; Rept.
110-637.
Union Calendar................................................Union 398
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) July
15, 2008; Roll No. 493: 248-170.
H.R. 5811 (H. Res. 1318).--To amend title 44, United States Code,
to require preservation of certain electronic records by
Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports
relating to Presidential records, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 15, 2008.
Reported amended June 11, 2008; Rept. 110-709. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended July 9, 2008; Roll No. 477: 286-137.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 10 (Legislative day of July 9),
2008.
H.R. 5813 (H.R. 6051).--To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for
a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18,
2008. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to Foreign
Affairs Apr. 16, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 16,
2008. Received in Senate Apr. 16, 2008. Passed Senate Apr. 17,
2008. Presented to the President Apr. 17, 2008. Approved Apr.
18, 2008. Public Law 110-200.
H.R. 5818 (H. Res. 1174).--To authorize the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire
foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related
costs. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 16, 2008. Reported
amended May 1, 2008; Rept. 110-616. Union Calendar. Considered
May 7, 2008. Passed House amended May 8, 2008; Roll No. 299:
239-188. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs May 12, 2008.
H.R. 5819 (H. Res. 1125).--To amend the Small Business Act to
improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program
and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and in addition
to Science and Technology Apr. 16, 2008. Reported amended from
Small Business Apr. 18, 2008; Rept. 110-595, Pt. I. Science
and Technology discharged. Apr. 18, 2008. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Apr. 23, 2008; Roll No. 217: 368-43.
Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Apr. 24, 2008.
H.R. 5826 (S. 2617).--To increase, effective as of December 1,
2008, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with
service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and
indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 16, 2008. Reported May 15, 2008;
Rept. 110-643. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules May 20, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 21,
2008; Roll No. 348: 417-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 22, 2008.
H.R. 5830.--To create a voluntary FHA program that provides
mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in
their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the
housing market. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 17, 2008.
Reported amended May 5, 2008; Rept. 110-619.
Union Calendar................................................Union 386
H.R. 5834.--To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to
promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people
of North Korea, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs Apr. 17, 2008. Reported amended May 13, 2008; Rept.
110-628. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 13, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations May
19, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendments
Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to
Senate amendments under suspension of the rules Sept. 23,
2008. Presented to the President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved Oct.
7, 2008. Public Law 110-346.
H.R. 5853 (S. 2513).--To expand the boundary of the Minute Man
National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Apr. 17, 2008. Reported Sept. 11, 2008;
Rept. 110-839. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5856.--To authorize major medical facility projects and major
medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs
for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Apr. 22, 2008. Reported May 15, 2008; Rept.
110-648. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 20, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 21, 2008; Roll
No. 349: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 22, 2008.
H.R. 5868.--To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for
the retention of members of the Armed Forces on active service
or in an active status who would otherwise be retired or
separated for a combat-related disability, but who are still
medically able to perform noncombat-related military
occupational specialties or duties. Referred to Armed Services
Apr. 22, 2008. Discharge petition filed Sept. 11, 2008; Pet.
110-18.
H.R. 5872.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of
America, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Apr. 22, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules
May 13, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15,
2008; Roll No. 327: 403-8. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 19, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved
Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-363.
H.R. 5876 (H. Res. 1276) (H.R. 6358).--To require certain
standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse
and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education and Labor Apr. 23, 2008. Reported
amended May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-669.
Union Calendar................................................Union 421
Considered June 24, 2008.
H.R. 5892.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability
benefits claims processing system of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of
compensation to veterans and their families and survivors, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 24,
2008. Reported July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-789. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008; Roll No. 538:
429-0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
July 31, 2008.
H.R. 5893.--To reauthorize the sound recording and film
preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and for
other purposes. Referred to House Administration and in
addition to the Judiciary Apr. 24, 2008. Reported amended from
House Administration June 4, 2008; Rept. 110-683, Pt. I. The
Judiciary discharged. June 4, 2008. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 4, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Rules and Administration June 5, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 16, 2008. Presented
to the President Sept. 23, 2008. Approved Oct. 2, 2008. Public
Law 110-336.
H.R. 5909.--To amend the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
to prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including
security screeners, of covert testing of security screening
procedures for the purpose of enhancing transportation
security at airports, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Apr. 24, 2008. Reported amended June 5,
2008; Rept. 110-687. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 18, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation June 19, 2008.
H.R. 5912.--To amend title 39, United States Code, to make
cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and
for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Apr. 29, 2008. Reported amended June 12, 2008; Rept.
110-711.
Union Calendar................................................Union 452
H.R. 5916.--To reform the administration of the Arms Export
Control Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs Apr. 29, 2008. Reported amended May 12, 2008; Rept.
110-626. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 13, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations May
19, 2008.
H.R. 5919.--To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn
Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Apr. 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 30,
2008. Received in Senate May 1, 2008. Passed Senate May 2,
2008. Presented to the President May 19, 2008. Approved May
27, 2008. Public Law 110-237.
H.R. 5932.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2801 Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey,
Louisiana, as the ``Harry Lee Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 30, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 5937.--To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable
housing dwelling units. Referred to Financial Services May 1,
2008. Considered under suspension of rules May 6, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 7, 2008; Roll No. 277: 345-73.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs May 8, 2008.
H.R. 5938.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
secret service protection to former Vice Presidents, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 1, 2008.
Reported June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-696. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 9, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary June 10, 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendments July 30, 2008. House agreed to
Senate amendments under suspension of the rules Sept. 15,
2008. Presented to the President Sept. 17, 2008. Approved
Sept. 26, 2008. Public Law 110-326.
H.R. 5940.--To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology
research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science and Technology May 1, 2008. Reported amended June 4,
2008; Rept. 110-682. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules June 4, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 5, 2008; Roll No. 383: 407-6. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
June 6, 2008.
H.R. 5949.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation
of a recreational vessel. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure May 1, 2008. Reported July 22, 2008; Rept. 110-
765.
Union Calendar................................................Union 488
H.R. 5959 (H. Res. 1343) (S. 2996).--To authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Referred to Intelligence May 5, 2008. Reported amended May 21,
2008; Rept. 110-665. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed
July 10, 2008; Pt. II. Passed House amended July 16, 2008.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 17,
2008.
H.R. 5972.--To make technical corrections to the laws affecting
certain administrative authorities of the United States
Capitol Police, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration May 6, 2008. Reported June 4, 2008; Rept. 110-
679. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
June 4, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Rules and
Administration June 5, 2008.
H.R. 5975 (S. 3317).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street in
Waterville, New York, as the ``Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 6,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 8, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 9, 2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; no written report. Passed Senate Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public Law
110-347.
H.R. 5982.--To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, for
purposes of transportation security, to conduct a study on how
airports can transition to uniform, standards-based, and
interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers
with unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an
airport, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
May 7, 2008. Reported amended June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-688.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 18,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation June 19, 2008.
H.R. 5983.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance
the information security of the Department of Homeland
Security, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security May 7, 2008. Reported amended July 24, 2008; Rept.
110-777. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.
H.R. 6003 (H. Res. 1253) (S. 294).--To reauthorize Amtrak, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
May 8, 2008. Reported amended June 5, 2008; Rept. 110-690.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 11, 2008; Roll No.
400: 311-104. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar June 12, 2008.
H.R. 6020.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 8, 2008.
Reported Oct. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-912.
Union Calendar................................................Union 587
H.R. 6022.--To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Natural Resources
May 12, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 13, 2008; Roll
No. 307: 385-25. Received in Senate and passed May 14, 2008.
Presented to the President May 19, 2008. Approved May 19,
2008. Public Law 110-232.
H.R. 6028.--To authorize law enforcement and security assistance,
and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen
civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central
America, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs
and in addition to the Judiciary May 13, 2008. Reported
amended from Foreign Affairs May 22, 2008; Rept. 110-673, Pt.
I. Referral to the Judiciary extended May 22, 2008 for a
period ending not later than June 6, 2008. The Judiciary
discharged. June 6, 2008. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 10, 2008; Roll No. 393: 311-106.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations June 11,
2008.
H.R. 6034.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide for relief to surviving spouses and children. Referred
to the Judiciary May 13, 2008. Reported amended Oct. 3, 2008;
Rept. 110-911.
Union Calendar................................................Union 586
H.R. 6040.--To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007
to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to
provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members
of the Committee on Levee Safety. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure May 13, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 23, 2008. Received in Senate June 24 (Legislative day of
June 23), 2008. Passed Senate June 25, 2008. Presented to the
President July 7, 2008. Approved July 15, 2008. Public Law
110-274.
H.R. 6041.--To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El
Paso, Texas, as the ``Travis C. Johnson Canal''. Referred to
Natural Resources May 13, 2008. Reported July 31, 2008; Rept.
110-814.
Union Calendar................................................Union 528
H.R. 6045.--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. Referred to the Judiciary May 13, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 25, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 26, 2008; Roll No. 647: 404-2. Received in Senate
Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate
Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law
110-421.
H.R. 6048.--To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to
provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for
parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in
support of a contingency operation. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 14, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 20,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May
21, 2008.
H.R. 6049 (H. Res. 1212).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide incentives for energy production and
conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to
provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means May 14, 2008. Reported amended May
20, 2008; Rept. 110-658. Union Calendar. Passed House May 21,
2008; Roll No. 344: 263-160. Received in Senate June 4, 2008.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 5, 2008. Passed Senate
with amendment Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
Roll No. 205: 93-2.
H.R. 6051 (H.R. 5813).--To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for
a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 2008.
Referred to Agriculture and in addition to Foreign Affairs May
14, 2008. Passed House May 14, 2008. Received in Senate and
passed May 14, 2008. Presented to the President May 15, 2008.
Approved May 18, 2008. Public Law 110-231.
H.R. 6052 (H. Res. 1304).--To promote increased public
transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative
fuels in providing public transportation, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Oversight and Government Reform May 14, 2008.
Reported from Transportation and Infrastructure June 20, 2008;
Rept. 110-727, Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform
discharged. June 20, 2008. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended June 26, 2008; Roll No. 467: 322-98. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
June 27, 2008.
H.R. 6061.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 219 East Main Street in West Frankfort,
Illinois, as the ``Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 14, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 9, 2008. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008. Reported July 30,
2008; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008. Presented
to the President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public
Law 110-308.
H.R. 6063 (H. Res. 1257) (S. 3270).--To authorize the programs of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for
other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology May 15,
2008. Reported amended June 9, 2008; Rept. 110-702. Union
Calendar. Considered June 12, 2008. Passed House amended June
18, 2008; Roll No. 421: 409-15. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation June 20
(Legislative day of June 19), 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Sept. 27, 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 6, 2008. Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law
110-422.
H.R. 6064.--To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert
plans throughout the United States. Referred to the Judiciary
May 15, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-825.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 15,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 17, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 17, 2008. Referred to the Judiciary
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6073.--To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay
by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of
receiving their pay stubs electronically. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 15, 2008. Reported July
28, 2008; Rept. 110-780. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.
Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 7, 2008.
Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law 110-423.
H.R. 6074.--To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and
exporting cartels illegal and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary May 15, 2008. Considered under suspension of
rules May 19, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 20,
2008; Roll No. 332: 324-84. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar May 21, 2008.
H.R. 6081.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means May 16, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended May 20, 2008; Roll No. 331: 403-0.
Received in Senate May 21, 2008. Passed Senate May 22, 2008.
Presented to the President June 6, 2008. Approved June 17,
2008. Public Law 110-245.
H.R. 6083 (S. 2942).--To authorize funding for the National
Advocacy Center. Referred to the Judiciary May 19, 2008.
Reported amended July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-784. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 31, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Aug. 1, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved
Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law 110-424.
H.R. 6085.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho
Mirage, California, as the ``Gerald R. Ford Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May
20, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules June 17, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 18, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 20 (Legislative day of June 19), 2008. Reported
July 30, 2008; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008.
Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 12,
2008. Public Law 110-309.
H.R. 6092.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia,
as the ``Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform May 20, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 8, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 9,
2008. Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008;
no written report. Passed Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008.
Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public Law 110-348.
H.R. 6098.--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. Referred to Homeland Security May 20, 2008. Reported
amended July 10, 2008; Rept. 110-752. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 30, 2008. Reported with amendment Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no written report. Passed
Senate with amendment Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. House agreed to Senate amendment Sept. 29, 2008.
Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 14,
2008. Public Law 110-412.
H.R. 6107.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish
and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that
will result in an environmentally sound program for the
exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas
resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Energy and Commerce, and Science and Technology May 21, 2008.
Discharge petition filed July 30, 2008; Pet. 110-15.
H.R. 6108.--To provide for exploration, development, and
production activities for mineral resources on the outer
Continental Shelf, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Science and Technology, and the
Judiciary May 21, 2008. Discharge petition filed July 30,
2008; Pet. 110-16.
H.R. 6109 (S. 3175).--To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-
disaster hazard mitigation program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure May 21, 2008.
Reported June 19, 2008; Rept. 110-725. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 24 (Legislative day of June 23), 2008.
H.R. 6113.--To amend title 44, United States Code, to require each
agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection
of information. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
May 21, 2008. Reported amended July 28, 2008; Rept. 110-781.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 29,
2008; Roll No. 535: 394-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 30, 2008.
H.R. 6124 (H.R. 2419).--To provide for the continuation of
agricultural and other programs of the Department of
Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
Referred to Agriculture and in addition to Foreign Affairs May
22, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House May 22, 2008; Roll No.
353: 306-110. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar May 22, 2008. Passed Senate June 5, 2008; Roll No.
144: 77-15. Presented to the President June 16, 2008. Vetoed
June 18, 2008. In House, passed over Presidential veto June
18, 2008; Roll No. 417: 317-109. In Senate, passed over
Presidential veto June 18, 2008; Roll No. 151: 80-14. Became
Public Law 110-246 without approval June 18, 2008.
H.R. 6126 (S. 2838).--To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United
States Code with respect to arbitration. Referred to the
Judiciary May 22, 2008. Reported Sept. 26, 2008; Rept. 110-
894.
Union Calendar................................................Union 577
H.R. 6146.--To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit
recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments.
Referred to the Judiciary May 22, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate Sept.
29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6150.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as
the ``John P. Gallagher Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 22, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules June 17, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 18, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 20
(Legislative day of June 19), 2008. Reported July 30, 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008. Presented to the
President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public Law
110-310.
H.R. 6159.--To provide for a land exchange involving certain
National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest
in the State of California, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources May 22, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 18,
2008; Rept. 110-861. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6168.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles,
Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
3, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 9, 2008; Roll No.
574: 403-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 10, 2008.
H.R. 6169.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri,
as the ``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 3, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 11, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 12, 2008.
H.R. 6176.--To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National
Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources June 4, 2008. Reported July 29,
2008; Rept. 110-797. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6177.--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the
boundary of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River. Referred to
Natural Resources June 4, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 11,
2008; Rept. 110-838.
Union Calendar................................................Union 538
H.R. 6184.--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.
Referred to Financial Services June 4, 2008. Reported July 8,
2008; Rept. 110-748. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 9, 2008; Roll No. 479: 419-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 10
(Legislative day of July 9), 2008.
H.R. 6193.--To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to
promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified
Information Framework applicable to unclassified information
that is homeland security information, terrorism information,
weapons of mass destruction information and other information
within the scope of the information sharing environment
established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security June 5, 2008. Reported
amended July 28, 2008; Rept. 110-779. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 31, 2008.
H.R. 6197.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, Tennessee, as
the ``Pickwick Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform June 5, 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 29
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 22, 2008. Public Law
110-448.
H.R. 6198 (S. 3082).--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''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
5, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 23), 2008. Received in Senate Sept.
25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6199 (S. 3625).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New
City, New York, as the ``Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
5, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 24
(Legislative day of Sept. 23), 2008. Received in Senate Sept.
26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law
110-395.
H.R. 6208.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in
Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P.
Pathenos Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform June 9, 2008. Considered under suspension of
rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 31,
2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 6211.--To allow Americans the opportunity to see their vast
oil shale and tar sands resources on Federal lands developed
by providing the President with the ability to determine the
quickest and most responsible way to access oil shale
resources. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Science and Technology June 9, 2008. Discharge petition filed
Sept. 11, 2008; Pet. 110-17.
H.R. 6216 (H.R. 3521).--To improve the Operating Fund for public
housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services June 9,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 9, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008.
H.R. 6221.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract the
Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and services a
provision that requires the contractee to comply with the
contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns
owned or controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 10, 2008. Reported amended
July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-785. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 31, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 6225.--To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to
equitable relief with respect to a State or private employer.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 10, 2008. Reported amended
July 28, 2008; Rept. 110-778. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 31, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 6226.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York,
as the ``Stan Lundine Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 10, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 22, 2008. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
23, 2008.
H.R. 6229.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint Paul,
Minnesota, as the ``Mayor William 'Bill' Sandberg Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
10, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 17, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 18, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public
Law 110-396.
H.R. 6251.--To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing
new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases
who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such
existing leases or relinquish such leases, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 12, 2008. Failed
of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
June 26, 2008; Roll No. 469: 223-195.
H.R. 6270.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological
products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of
seriously ill patients, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means June 12,
2008.
H.R. 6275 (H. Res. 1297).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the
alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means June 17, 2008. Reported amended June 20, 2008;
Rept. 110-728. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 25,
2008; Roll No. 455: 233-189. Received in Senate and referred
to Finance June 26, 2008.
H.R. 6276.--To repeal section 9(k) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937. Referred to Financial Services June 17, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 18, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
June 19, 2008.
H.R. 6295 (S. 3598).--To amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit operation by any means or embarking in any
submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without
nationality and that is navigating or has navigated into,
through or from waters beyond the outer limit of the
territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that
country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 18, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2008. Received in
Senate July 30, 2008. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 6296.--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. Referred to House Administration June 18,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 15, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Rules and Administration July 16, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 2 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2008.
Approved Oct. 16, 2008. Public Law 110-433.
H.R. 6304 (H. Res. 1285).--To amend the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for
authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition
to Intelligence June 19, 2008. Passed House June 20, 2008;
Roll No. 437: 293-129. Received in Senate and ordered placed
on the calendar June 20 (Legislative day of June 19), 2008.
Considered July 8, 2008. Passed Senate July 9, 2008; Roll No.
168: 69-28. Presented to the President July 9, 2008. Approved
July 10, 2008. Public Law 110-261.
H.R. 6307.--To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social
Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing
or maintaining connections to family, community, support,
health care, and school, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means June 19, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended June 24, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Finance June 25, 2008.
H.R. 6308.--To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of
municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond
insurance industry. Referred to Financial Services June 19,
2008. Reported amended Sept. 9, 2008; Rept. 110-835.
Union Calendar................................................Union 536
H.R. 6309.--To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention
blood lead level and establish additional requirements for
certain lead hazard screens, and for other purposes. Referred
to Financial Services June 19, 2008. Reported amended July 29,
2008; Rept. 110-788. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 31, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 6312.--To advance credit union efforts to promote economic
growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce
burdens, to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity
for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services June 19, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 24, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 25, 2008.
H.R. 6322.--To amend the District of Columbia School Reform Act of
1995 to permit the District of Columbia government to exercise
authority over the Public Charter School Board in the same
manner as the District government may exercise authority over
other entities of the District government. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 19, 2008. Reported July
28, 2008; Rept. 110-782.
Union Calendar................................................Union 501
Supplemental report filed Sept. 9, 2008; Pt. II.
H.R. 6323.--To establish a research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application program to promote research of
appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid
vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology June 19, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2008;
Rept. 110-855. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules Sept. 22, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 24, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6327.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways
and Means and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
June 20, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 24,
2008; Roll No. 447: 422-0. Received in Senate June 24
(Legislative day of June 23), 2008. Passed Senate June 26,
2008. Presented to the President June 26, 2008. Approved June
30, 2008. Public Law 110-253.
H.R. 6331.--To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program,
to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health
services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to
maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy
access, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means June 20, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 24, 2008; Roll No.
443: 355-59. Received in Senate June 24 (Legislative day of
June 23), 2008. Ordered placed on the calendar June 25, 2008.
Passed Senate July 9, 2008. Presented to the President July
10, 2008. Vetoed July 15, 2008. In House, passed over
Presidential veto July 15, 2008; Roll No. 491: 383-41. In
Senate, passed over Presidential veto July 15, 2008; Roll No.
177: 70-26. In Senate, passed over Presidential veto July 15,
2008; Roll No. 177: 70-26. Became Public Law 110-275 without
approval July 15, 2008.
H.R. 6338.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4233 West Hillsboro Boulevard in Coconut
Creek, Florida, as the ``Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
20, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 17, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 18, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public
Law 110-397.
H.R. 6339.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll
workers, and to direct the Election Assistance Commission to
make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and
training. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in
addition to House Administration June 20, 2008. Reported
amended from House Administration Sept. 25, 2008; Rept. 110-
886, Pt. I.
H.R. 6340.--To designate the Federal building and United States
Courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in White Plains,
New York, as the ``Charles L. Brieant, Jr. Federal Building
and United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 20, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 29, 2008. Received in Senate July 29 (Legislative
day of July 28), 2008. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008. Presented
to the President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 12, 2008. Public
Law 110-311.
H.R. 6344.--To provide emergency authority to delay or toll
judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit
courts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June
23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House June 23, 2008.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary June 24
(Legislative day of June 23), 2008.
H.R. 6346 (H.R. 1252).--To protect consumers from price-gouging of
gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Education and Labor
June 23, 2008. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules
(two-thirds required) June 24, 2008; Roll No. 448: 276-146.
H.R. 6353 (S. 980).--To amend the Controlled Substances Act to
address online pharmacies. Referred to Energy and Commerce and
in addition to the Judiciary June 24, 2008. Reported amended
from Energy and Commerce Sept. 23, 2008; Rept. 110-869, Pt. I.
The Judiciary discharged. Sept. 23, 2008. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 6, 2008. Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public
Law 110-425.
H.R. 6357.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the
adoption of health information technology, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
Science and Technology, and Ways and Means June 24, 2008.
Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Sept. 11, 2008;
Rept. 110-837, Pt. I. Referral to Ways and Means extended
Sept. 11, 2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 19,
2008. Science and Technology discharged. Sept. 11, 2008.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Sept. 19, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Sept. 26, 2008. Referral to Ways
and Means extended Sept. 26, 2008 for a period ending not
later than Sept. 28, 2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended
Sept. 28, 2008 for a period ending not later than Sept. 29,
2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended Sept. 29, 2008 for a
period ending not later than Oct. 2, 2008. Referral to Ways
and Means extended Oct. 2, 2008 for a period ending not later
than Oct. 3, 2008. Referral to Ways and Means extended Oct. 3,
2008 for a period ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.
H.R. 6358 (H.R. 5876).--To require certain standards and
enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in
residential programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Education and Labor June 24, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 25, 2008; Roll No. 459: 318-103. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June
26, 2008.
H.R. 6370.--To transfer excess Federal property administered by
the Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower
Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 25, 2008. Reported Sept. 22, 2008; Rept.
110-865. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008.
Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-364.
H.R. 6377.--To direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to
utilize all its authority, including its emergency powers, to
curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any
contract market within the jurisdiction and control of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which
energy futures or swaps are traded, and to eliminate excessive
speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable
fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, or other
unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances
that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces
of supply and demand for energy commodities. Referred to
Agriculture June 26, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House June
26, 2008; Roll No. 468: 402-19. Received in Senate June 26,
2008. Ordered placed on the calendar July 8, 2008.
H.R. 6382.--To make technical corrections related to the Pension
Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means and in addition to Education and Labor June 26,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 9, 2008. Received in
Senate July 10 (Legislative day of July 9), 2008. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 6388.--To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller
General of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform June 26, 2008. Reported
amended July 24, 2008; Rept. 110-771. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 30, 2008.
H.R. 6406.--To elevate the Inspector General of the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission to an Inspector General appointed
pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 26, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 24, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6432.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
revise and extend the animal drug user fee program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 8, 2008.
Reported amended July 30, 2008; Rept. 110-804. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2008. Received
in Senate July 31, 2008. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2008. Presented
to the President Aug. 6, 2008. Approved Aug. 14, 2008. Public
Law 110-316.
H.R. 6433.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal
drugs. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 8, 2008. Reported
amended July 30, 2008; Rept. 110-805.
Union Calendar................................................Union 521
H.R. 6437.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as
the ``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 8, 2008. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 31, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Aug. 1, 2008.
Reported Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008; no
written report. Passed Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008.
Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public Law 110-349.
H.R. 6445.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain
copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs July 9, 2008. Reported amended
July 29, 2008; Rept. 110-786. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 30, 2008; Roll No. 541: 421-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 31, 2008.
H.R. 6455.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Referred
to Financial Services July 10, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 15, 2008. Received in Senate and ordered placed on
the calendar July 16, 2008.
H.R. 6456.--To provide for extensions of certain authorities of
the Department of State, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs July 10, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 30, 2008. Received in Senate July 31, 2008.
Referred to Foreign Relations Aug. 1, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 8, 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 11, 2008. Approved Sept. 19, 2008. Public Law
110-321.
H.R. 6460.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas
of concern, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure and in addition to Science and Technology
July 10, 2008. Reported amended from Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-849, Pt. I. Science
and Technology discharged. Sept. 15, 2008. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 17, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 18, 2008; Roll No. 615:
371-20. Received in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 25 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Sept. 28, 2008; Roll No. 665: 411-9.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct. 8,
2008. Public Law 110-365.
H.R. 6469.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize
increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network. Referred to Energy and Commerce July
10, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 23, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 25, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate with amendment Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. House agreed to Senate amendment Oct. 3, 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 9, 2008. Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public
Law 110-426.
H.R. 6474.--To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives to carry out a series of
demonstration projects to promote the use of innovative
technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting
energy efficiency and cost savings in the House of
Representatives. Referred to House Administration July 10,
2008. Reported Sept. 25, 2008; Rept. 110-890.
Union Calendar................................................Union 575
H.R. 6475.--To establish the Daniel Webster Congressional
Clerkship Program. Referred to House Administration July 10,
2008. Reported Sept. 8, 2008; Rept. 110-831. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 11, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Rules and Administration Sept. 12,
2008.
H.R. 6489.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 501 4th Street in Lake Oswego, Oregon, as
the ``Judie Hammerstad Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 14, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6493.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance
aviation safety. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
July 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 22,
2008; Roll No. 512: 392-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 23, 2008.
H.R. 6503.--To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Alert Program. Referred to the Judiciary July 15,
2008. Reported Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-846. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 15, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6513.--To amend the Federal securities laws to enhance the
effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission's
enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets,
investment management, and examination programs, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services July 16, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 11, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Sept. 12, 2008.
H.R. 6515.--To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act
of 1976 to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an
expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive
leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
and in addition to Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and
Infrastructure July 16, 2008. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) July 17, 2008;
Roll No. 511: 244-173.
H.R. 6524.--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. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Armed Services July 16,
2008. Reported from Transportation and Infrastructure Sept.
22, 2008; Rept. 110-866, Pt. I. Armed Services discharged.
Sept. 22, 2008. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2008.
Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law 110-427.
H.R. 6531.--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. Referred to the
Judiciary July 17, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July
22, 2008. Received in Senate July 23, 2008. Ordered placed on
the calendar Aug. 1, 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 7,
2008. Approved Oct. 16, 2008. Public Law 110-434.
H.R. 6532.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore
the Highway Trust Fund balance. Referred to Ways and Means
July 17, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 23, 2008;
Roll No. 518: 387-37. Received in Senate and referred to
Finance July 24 (Legislative day of July 23), 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 10, 2008. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Sept.
11, 2008; Roll No. 587: 376-29. Presented to the President
Sept. 11, 2008. Approved Sept. 15, 2008. Public Law 110-318.
H.R. 6545.--To require the Director of National Intelligence to
conduct a national intelligence assessment on national
security and energy security issues. Referred to Intelligence
July 17, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules July 22,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 23, 2008; Roll No.
520: 414-0. Received in Senate and referred to Intelligence
July 24 (Legislative day of July 23), 2008.
H.R. 6558.--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''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 21, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 21, 2008. Public Law
110-442.
H.R. 6560.--To establish an earned import allowance program under
Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways
and Means July 22, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 29, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Finance July
30, 2008.
H.R. 6568.--To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign
with respect to pulmonary hypertension, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
Ways and Means July 22, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 25, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 26
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6575.--To require the Archivist of the United States to
promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of
information, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform July 23, 2008. Reported July 30, 2008; Rept.
110-809. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 9, 2008. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 10, 2008.
H.R. 6576.--To require the Archivist of the United States to
promulgate regulations regarding the use of information
control designations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 23, 2008. Considered
under suspension of rules July 29, 2008. Reported July 30,
2008; Rept. 110-810. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 30, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 31, 2008.
H.R. 6577 (S.J. Res. 45).--To express the consent and approval of
Congress to an interstate compact regarding water resources in
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. Referred to the
Judiciary July 23, 2008. Reported Sept. 22, 2008; Rept. 110-
863.
Union Calendar................................................Union 560
H.R. 6578.--To provide for the sale of light grade petroleum from
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and its replacement with heavy
grade petroleum. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 23,
2008. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-
thirds required) July 24, 2008; Roll No. 527: 268-157.
H.R. 6580.--To ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed
Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request
of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy
permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only
surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or
one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because
of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a
result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or
missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar
limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other
purposes. Referred to Armed Services and in addition to
Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and Oversight and
Government Reform July 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 29, 2008. Received in Senate July 30, 2008. Passed Senate
Aug. 1, 2008. Presented to the President Aug. 25, 2008.
Approved Aug. 29, 2008. Public Law 110-317.
H.R. 6585.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 311 Southwest 2nd Street in Corvallis,
Oregon, as the ``Helen Berg Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform July 23, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 2 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6589.--To provide financial support for the operation of the
law library of the Library of Congress, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 23, 2008. Reported
amended from House Administration Sept. 27, 2008; Rept. 110-
896, Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged.
Sept. 27, 2008.
Union Calendar................................................Union 578
H.R. 6598.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human
consumption. Referred to the Judiciary July 24, 2008. Reported
amended Sept. 28, 2008; Rept. 110-901, Pt. I. Referred to
Agriculture Sept. 28, 2008 for a period ending not later than
Sept. 29, 2008. Referral extended Sept. 29, 2008 for a period
ending not later than Oct. 2, 2008. Referral extended Oct. 2,
2008 for a period ending not later than Oct. 3, 2008. Referral
extended Oct. 3, 2008 for a period ending not later than Jan.
3, 2009.
H.R. 6599 (H. Res. 1384).--Making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 24,
2008; Rept. 110-775. Union Calendar. Considered July 31, 2008.
Passed House amended Aug. 1, 2008; Roll No. 563: 409-4.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 8,
2008.
H.R. 6600.--To amend title II of the Social Security Act to
prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on
Medicare cards. Referred to Ways and Means July 24, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 27, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 29, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 30, 2008.
H.R. 6604 (H. Res. 1449).--To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to
bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity
markets, and for other purposes. Referred to Agriculture July
24, 2008. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules
(two-thirds required) July 30, 2008; Roll No. 540: 276-151.
Passed House amended Sept. 18, 2008; Roll No. 608: 283-133.
Received in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6608.--To provide for the replacement of lost income for
employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a
reserve component of the armed forces who are on active duty
for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes.
Referred to House Administration and in addition to Standards
of Official Conduct July 24, 2008. Reported from House
Administration Sept. 9, 2008; Rept. 110-832, Pt. I. Standards
of Official Conduct discharged. Sept. 9, 2008. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 11, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 12, 2008.
H.R. 6625.--To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be
designated as voter registration agencies, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration and in addition to
Veterans' Affairs July 29, 2008. Reported amended from House
Administration Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-851, Pt. I. Veterans'
Affairs discharged. Sept. 15, 2008. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 17, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Referred
to Rules and Administration Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008.
H.R. 6627.--To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution to carry out certain construction projects, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to House Administration July
29, 2008. Reported from House Administration Sept. 11, 2008;
Rept. 110-842, Pt. I. Reported from Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 15, 2008; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6630.--To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from
granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to
operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial
zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly
authorized by Congress. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 29, 2008. Reported Sept. 9, 2008; Rept.
110-833. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 9, 2008; Roll No. 575: 395-18. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 10,
2008.
H.R. 6633.--To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for
employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the
protection of Social Security beneficiaries. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Education and Labor, and Ways and
Means July 29, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules July
30, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House July 31, 2008; Roll
No. 557: 407-2. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Aug. 1, 2008.
H.R. 6646.--To require the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, to provide detailed briefings
to Congress on any recent discussions conducted between United
States Government and the Government of Taiwan and any
potential transfer of defense articles or defense services to
the Government of Taiwan. Referred to Foreign Affairs July 29,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 26 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6669.--To provide that claims of the United States to certain
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be
treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 30, 2008.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 27, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 30, 2008.
H.R. 6681.--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''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 30, 2008. Considered
under suspension of rules Sept. 17, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 18, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 21, 2008. Public Law
110-443.
H.R. 6685.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
an annual grant to facilitate an iron working training program
for Native Americans. Referred to Natural Resources July 31,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 22, 2008; Roll No.
616: 302-72. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Referred to Indian Affairs Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6694.--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. Referred to Financial Services July 31, 2008.
Reported amended Oct. 2, 2008; Rept. 110-905.
Union Calendar................................................Union 582
H.R. 6707.--To require Surface Transportation Board consideration
of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local
communities, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 31, 2008. Reported
amended Sept. 26, 2008; Rept. 110-893.
Union Calendar................................................Union 576
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Sept. 27, 2008; Roll No. 663: 243-175.
H.R. 6772 (S. 3241).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort
Pierce, Florida, as the ``CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug.
1, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 17, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 18, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6832.--To authorize major medical facility projects and major
medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs
for fiscal year 2009, to extend certain authorities of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 8, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 11, 2008. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 12, 2008.
H.R. 6834.--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''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
8, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Passed Senate Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Presented to the President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct.
21, 2008. Public Law 110-444.
H.R. 6837.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 7925 West Russell Road in Las Vegas,
Nevada, as the ``Private First Class Irving Joseph Schwartz
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Sept. 8, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept.
27, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6838.--To establish and operate a National Center for Campus
Public Safety. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 8, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6842 (H. Res. 1434).--To require the District of Columbia to
revise its laws regarding the use and possession of firearms
as necessary to comply with the requirements of the decision
of the Supreme Court in the case of District of Columbia v.
Heller, in a manner that protects the security interests of
the Federal government and the people who work in, reside in,
or visit the District of Columbia and does not undermine the
efforts of law enforcement, homeland security, and military
officials to protect the Nation's capital from crime and
terrorism. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
9, 2008. Reported amended Sept. 15, 2008; Rept. 110-843. Union
Calendar. Considered Sept. 16, 2008. Passed House amended
Sept. 17, 2008; Roll No. 601: 266-152. Received in Senate
Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Ordered placed
on the calendar Nov. 18, 2008.
H.R. 6847.--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''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Sept. 9, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 24,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 21, 2008. Public
Law 110-445.
H.R. 6849.--To amend the commodity provisions of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to
aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the
prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical
payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the
sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for
other purposes. Referred to Agriculture Sept. 9, 2008.
Reported amended Sept. 24, 2008; Rept. 110-881. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 24,
2008. Received in Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 29 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008. House agreed to Senate amendment Sept.
29, 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved
Oct. 13, 2008. Public Law 110-398.
H.R. 6853.--To establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation
the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage
fraud in the United States, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary Sept. 9, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 22, 2008; Roll No. 618: 350-23. Received in
Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6855.--To extend the authority for the United States Supreme
Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court
grounds, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 10, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 15,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2008. Received
in Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6859.--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''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
10, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008.
H.R. 6867.--To provide for additional emergency unemployment
compensation. Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 10, 2008. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 3, 2008; Roll No. 683:
368-28. Received in Senate Nov. 17 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 18, 2008.
H.R. 6870.--To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations
under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States
Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 11, 2008.
Reported amended Oct. 3, 2008; Rept. 110-910.
Union Calendar................................................Union 585
H.R. 6874.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 156 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk,
Massachusetts, as the ``Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Sept. 11, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House
Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 23), 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved Oct. 13, 2008. Public
Law 110-399.
H.R. 6889.--To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education
to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Sept.
15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 15, 2008; Roll
No. 591: 368-4. Received in Senate Sept. 16, 2008. Passed
Senate Sept. 17, 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 26,
2008. Approved Oct. 7, 2008. Public Law 110-350.
H.R. 6890.--To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of
Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of
division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and
secondary education hurricane recovery relief. Referred to
Education and Labor Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 22, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 25
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Sept. 29, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law
110-366.
H.R. 6893.--To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social
Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers,
improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for
tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for
adoption, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 17, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Passed Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Presented to the President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved Oct.
7, 2008. Public Law 110-351.
H.R. 6894.--To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act
of 1950, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Sept. 15, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
23, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 25 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2008.
Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-367.
H.R. 6897.--To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make
certain payments to eligible persons who served in the
Philippines during World War II. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Sept. 15, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008;
Roll No. 624: 392-23. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6899 (H. Res. 1433).--To advance the national security
interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on
oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies
while building a bridge to the future through expanded access
to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the
relationship between the oil and gas industry and the
consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return
from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax
subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating
energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and
transportation sectors, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to Energy and Commerce, Ways
and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary,
Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, the
Budget, Rules, Science and Technology, and Foreign Affairs
Sept. 15, 2008. Passed House Sept. 16, 2008; Roll No. 599:
236-189. Received in Senate Sept. 18 (Legislative day of Sept.
17), 2008. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 18, 2008.
H.R. 6901.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the establishment of a drug-free workplace information
clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine
treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to
improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine
addiction, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Sept. 15, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
25, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6902.--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''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 15, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate
Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 21, 2008. Public Law
110-446.
H.R. 6908.--To require that limitations and restrictions on
coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group
health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants
and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily
understandable. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Education and Labor, and Ways and Means Sept. 16,
2008. Reported from Energy and Commerce Sept. 23, 2008; Rept.
110-870, Pt. I. Education and Labor and Ways and Means
discharged Sept. 23, 2008. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008. Received in Senate Sept.
25 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6946.--To make a technical correction in the NET 911
Improvement Act of 2008. Referred to Energy and Commerce Sept.
18, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 25, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Passed Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2008. Approved Oct.
8, 2008. Public Law 110-368.
H.R. 6947 (S. 3181).--Making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2009, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
Sept. 18, 2008; Rept. 110-862.
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H.R. 6950.--To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life
Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to Energy and
Commerce Sept. 18, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 25, 2008;
Roll No. 643: 420-1. Received in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6965.--To extend the authorization of the national flood
insurance program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Sept. 18, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 23, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6980.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of
the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title
by up to $1,000. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 22, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2008. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 25 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6982.--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''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 22, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 10, 2008. Approved Oct. 21, 2008. Public
Law 110-447.
H.R. 6983.--To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health
Service Act, and 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,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Education and Labor, and Ways and Means Sept. 22,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2008;
Roll No. 625: 376-47. Received in Senate Sept. 23 (Legislative
day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 6984.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend
authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and
expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means Sept. 22,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 23, 2008. Received
in Senate and passed Sept. 23 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Presented to the President Sept. 26, 2008. Approved
Sept. 30, 2008. Public Law 110-330.
H.R. 6999.--To restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater
Program, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Sept. 23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 27
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 7005.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.
Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 23, 2008. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 24, 2008; Roll No. 634: 393-30. Received in
Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 7006.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
disaster assistance relief. Referred to Ways and Means Sept.
23, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2008; Roll
No. 635: 419-4. Received in Senate Sept. 24 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 7017.--To amend Public Law 100-573 to extend the
authorization of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area Citizen Advisory Commission. Referred to Natural
Resources Sept. 23, 2008. Committee discharged. Passed House
amended Sept. 29, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 7060 (H. Res. 1501) (H. Res. 1502).--To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy
production and conservation, to extend certain expiring
provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 25, 2008.
Passed House Sept. 26, 2008; Roll No. 649: 257-166. Received
in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 7081.--To approve the United States-India Agreement for
Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Rules
Sept. 25, 2008. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 26,
2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008; Roll No.
662: 298-117. Received in Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Oct. 1 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008; Roll No. 211: 86-13. Presented to the
President Oct. 3, 2008. Approved Oct. 8, 2008. Public Law 110-
369.
H.R. 7082.--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. Referred
to Ways and Means Sept. 25, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 29
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Oct. 2
(Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the
President Oct. 6, 2008. Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law
110-428.
H.R. 7083.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance
charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax
administration. Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 25, 2008.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 27, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 7084.--To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code,
to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance
of sound recordings by webcasters. Referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 25, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
27, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 7, 2008.
Approved Oct. 16, 2008. Public Law 110-435.
H.R. 7110 (H. Res. 1507).--Making supplemental appropriations for
job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and
economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Budget Sept. 26, 2008. Referred to Appropriations Sept. 26,
2008. Passed House Sept. 26, 2008; Roll No. 660: 264-158.
Received in Senate Sept. 26 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 18, 2008.
H.R. 7112.--To impose sanctions with respect to Iran, to provide
for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local
governments and other entities, and to identify locations of
concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or
diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran. Referred to
Foreign Affairs and in addition to Ways and Means, Financial
Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Intelligence
Sept. 26, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 26, 2008.
Received in Senate Sept. 27 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008.
H.R. 7175.--To amend the Small Business Act to improve the section
7(a) lending program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business Sept. 27, 2008. Considered under suspension of
rules Sept. 27, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 29,
2008; Roll No. 675: 374-6. Received in Senate Sept. 30, 2008.
H.R. 7177.--To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain
foreign recipients, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs Sept. 27, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 27, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 29 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Oct. 1 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2008.
Approved Oct. 15, 2008. Public Law 110-429.
H.R. 7198.--To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life
Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to Energy and
Commerce Sept. 28, 2008. Committees discharged. Passed House
Sept. 29, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day
of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed Senate Oct. 1 (Legislative day of
Sept. 17), 2008. Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2008.
Approved Oct. 14, 2008. Public Law 110-413.
H.R. 7201 (H. Res. 1516).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide incentives for energy production and
conservation, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and
Means Sept. 28, 2008.
H.R. 7202 (H. Res. 1516).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide
individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. Referred
to Ways and Means and in addition to Agriculture, Natural
Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Sept.
28, 2008.
H.R. 7216.--To amend section 3328 of title 5, United States Code,
relating to Selective Service registration. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 29, 2008. Committee
discharged. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Received in Senate
Sept. 30, 2008.
H.R. 7217.--To amend title 40, United States Code, to enhance
authorities with regard to real property that has yet to be
reported excess, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Sept. 29, 2008. Committee discharged.
Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Received in Senate Sept. 30,
2008.
H.R. 7221.--To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to
reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Sept. 29, 2008. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 2, 2008; Roll No. 678: 355-61. Received in
Senate Nov. 17 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008.
H.R. 7222.--To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 29, 2008.
Committee discharged. Passed House Sept. 29, 2008. Received in
Senate Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 17), 2008. Passed
Senate with amendment Oct. 2 (Legislative day of Sept. 17),
2008. House agreed to Senate amendment Oct. 3, 2008. Presented
to the President Oct. 7, 2008. Approved Oct. 16, 2008. Public
Law 110-436.
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