Monday, March 26, 2007 [[Page D404]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S3727-S3780 Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 983-990, and S. Res. 123-124. Page S3750 Measures Reported: S. 93, to authorize NTIA to borrow against anticipated receipts of the Digital Television and Public Safety Fund to initiate migration to a national IP enabled emergency network capable of receiving and responding to all citizen activated emergency communications. (S. Rept. No. 110-38). S. 261, to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, with an amendment. S. 627, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health and well being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local Court Teams. S. 888, to amend section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances. Page S3750 Measures Passed: Treaty of Rome 50th Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 124, congratulating the European Union on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community among 6 European countries and laying the foundations for peace, stability, and prosperity in Europe. Page S3779 Use of Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 66, permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. Page S3779 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Senate began consideration of H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S3735-42, S3747-48 Adopted: Byrd Amendment No. 641, in the nature of a substitute. (By unanimous consent, the amendment will be considered as original text for the purpose of further amendment). Pages S3735-42, S3747 Pending: Cochran Amendment No. 643 (to Amendment No. 641), to strike language that would tie the hands of the Commander-in-Chief by imposing an arbitrary timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, thereby undermining the position of American Armed Forces and jeopardizing the successful conclusion of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pages S3737-42, S3747 A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Pages S3747-48 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, March 27, 2007; provided further that members have until 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 to file first-degree amendments to the bill. Page S3779 WU Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11:50 a.m., on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of George H. Wu, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; that there be 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled, for debate between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary; that, upon conclusion of debate, Senate vote on the confirmation of the nomination. Page S3779 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: R. Lyle Laverty, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife. Janet E. Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon. R. Niels Marquardt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve [[Page D405]] concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of Comoros. 3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. A routine list in the Air Force. Pages S3779-80 Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S3750 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S3750-51 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S3751-59 Additional Statements: Pages S3748-50 Amendments Submitted: Pages S3760-78 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S3778 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S3778 Privileges of the Floor: Pages S3778-79 Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:30 p.m., and adjourned at 6:56 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3779.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for mind, brain and behavioral research at the National Institutes of Health, after receiving testimony from Thomas R. Insel, Director, National Institute of Mental Health, Nora D. Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Ting-Kai Li, Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, James F. Battey, Jr., Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and Story C. Landis, Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, all of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY REORGANIZATION Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee Emerging Threats and Capabilities met to receive a briefing on the reorganization of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from Christopher R. Henry, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, and Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, both of the Department of Defense. MARKET-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE TRADING Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the progress of the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme and to receive information on lessons learned from the Scheme for policymakers who want to better understand how a market- based trading program could operate efficiently and effectively in the United States, after receiving testimony from Jos Delbeke, European Union Commission, Brussels, Belgium; Per-Otto Wold, Point Carbon, Oslo, Norway; Garth Edward, Shell Oil, London, England; Jean-Yves Caneill, Electricte de France, Paris; Bruno Vanderborght, Holcim Cement, Zurich, Switzerland; and Denny Ellerman, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge. REAL ID ACT Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine the Real ID Act of 2005 and the proposed regulations released by the Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2006, implementing Act, focusing on efforts to secure drivers' licenses and identification cards, after receiving testimony from Richard C. Barth, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy Development; Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Austin, on behalf of the National Conference of State Legislatures; Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Honolulu, Hawaii; and David Quam, National Governors Association, Timothy D. Sparapani, American Civil Liberties Union, and Jim Harper, Cato Institute, all of Washington, D.C. HUMAN TRAFFICKING Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law concluded a hearing to examine the problem of human trafficking and the legal options to stop the problem, after receiving testimony from Grace Chung Becker, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; Katherine Kaufka, National Immigrant Justice Center, Chicago, Illinois; and Martina E. Vandenberg, Jenner and Block LLP, and Holly J. Burkhalter, International Justice Mission, both of Washington, D.C. [[Page D406]] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 1675- 1703; 1 private bill, H.R. 1704; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 100 and H. Res. 266-268, 271-272, were introduced. Pages H3079-80 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H3080-81 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 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'' (H. Rept. 110-70); 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'' (H. Rept. 110-71); 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'', with amendments (H. Rept. 110-72); H.R. 493, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-28, Pt. 2); H. Res. 269, providing for consideration of H.R. 835, to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (H. Rept. 110-73); and H. Res. 270, providing for consideration of H.R. 1401, to improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States (H. Rept. 110-74). Pages H3078-79 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Castor to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H3019 Recess: The House recessed at 12:39 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. Page H3020 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair announced that the Speaker's appointment of the remaining 19 members of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on January 17, 2007, is made notwithstanding the requirement of clause 11(a)(1)(C) of rule X. Page H3021 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building Designation Act: H.R. 753, amended, to redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building''; Pages H3021-22 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee, as the `Clifford Davis and Odell Horton Federal Building'.''. Page H3022 Rafael Martinez Nadal United States Customhouse Building Designation Act: 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''; Pages H3022-23 J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse Designation Act: 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''; Pages H3023-24 Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007: H.R. 802, amended, to amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 48 nays, Roll No. 187; Pages H3025-28, H3053 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.''. Page H3053 Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act: H.R. 1468, amended, 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; Pages H3029-31 Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007: H.R. 137, amended, to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 39 nays, Roll No. 188; Pages H3031-36, H3053-54 Amending 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: H.R. 580, amended, 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, by a \2/3\ yea- [[Page D407]] and-nay vote of 329 yeas to 78 nays, Roll No. 189; and Pages H3036-41, H3054-55 Amending the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections: H.R. 1195, amended, to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections. Pages H3041-52 Recess: The House recessed at 3:13 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. Page H3031 Recess: The House recessed at 6:15 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. Page H3053 Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until Tuesday, March 27th: Supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day: H. Res. 266, to support the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day. Pages H3028-29 NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007: The House agreed by unanimous consent to S. 494, to endorse further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO--clearing the measure for the President. Pages H3055-56 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H3060. Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3053, H3053-54, and H3054-55. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:23 p.m. Committee Meetings SELECT INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Select Intelligence Oversight met in executive session to hold a hearing on the National Security Agency. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IMPACTS ON WORKERS Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on How Effective are Existing Programs in Helping Workers Impacted by International Trade? Testimony was heard from public witnesses. IRAQI VOLUNTEERS Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing on Iraqi Refugees: What is America's Obligation? Testimony was heard from Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State; and public witnesses. GENERIC BIOTECH DRUGS Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on Safe and Affordable Biotech Drugs--The Need for a Generic Pathway. Testimony was heard from Janet Woodcock, M.D., Deputy Commissioner, Operations and Chief Medical Officer, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2007 Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 4, a structured rule. The rule provides 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate on H.R. 1401, Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007, with 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report except for those arising under clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. Finally, the rule provides 1 motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Thompson and Chairman Oberstar, Representatives Jackson-Lee of Texas, Arcuri, Cohen, King of New York, Lungren, Dent, Brown-Waite, Mica, Brown of South Carolina and Sessions. [[Page D408]] HAWAIIAN HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY ACT Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 4, a closed rule. The rule provides 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order against the bill and against its consideration except those arising under clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. The rule provides that the bill be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides 1 motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Abercrombie and Hirono. NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D389) H.R. 584, to designate the Federal building located at 400 Maryland Avenue Southwest in the District of Columbia as the ``Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building''. Signed on March 23, 2007. (Public Law 110-15) COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James R. Clapper, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense, S. Ward Casscells, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, and William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, with the possibility of an executive session in SR-222 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to receive a closed briefing on Special Operations Command's global operation, 3:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine competition and consumer choice relating to exclusive sports programming, 10 a.m., SR-253. Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider subcommittee assignments for the 110th Congress, time to be announced, SD-215. Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine opportunities and challenges in the U.S.-China economic relationship, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine the Employee Free Choice Act, focusing on restoring economic opportunity for working families, 9:30 a.m., SD- 430. Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ensuring safe medicines and medical devices for children, 1 p.m., SD-430. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold oversight hearings to examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9:30 a.m., SD-106. Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to examine Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense cooperation and collaboration, focusing on health care issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-418. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, hearing to review credit availability in rural America, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth. Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, on State and Local Grants, 10 a.m., and on Bureau of Prisons/U.S. Marshal Service/Office of Federal Detention Trustee, 2 p.m., H-309 Capital. Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on SEC, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Priorities in Enforcing Immigration Laws and Temporary Worker Program, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on National Park Service, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Government Printing Office: Budget/Printing Technology in the 21st Century, 1:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol. Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, on International Organizations and International Peacekeeping Programs, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn. Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, on Housing Needs of Special Populations, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn. Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, hearing on Army ground force acquisition programs, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the state of the military health care system, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the readiness of the Army and Air National Guard, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for missile defense programs, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on Providing Fairness to Workers Who Have Been Misclassified as Independent Contractors, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. [[Page D409]] Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Climate Change--International Issues, Engaging Developing Countries,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Insuring Bright Futures: Improving Access to Dental Care and Proving A Healthy Start for Children,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, hearing entitled ``Subprime and Predatory Lending: New Regulatory Guidance, Current Market Conditions, and Effects on Regulated Financial Institutions,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Perspectives on Natural Disaster Insurance,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 982, ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007; H.R. 1405, Wildlife GAINS Act of 2007; H.R. 1441, Stop Arming Iran Act; H.R. 1469, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007; the American Red Cross Governance Modernization Act of 2007; the Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007; H. Res. 100, Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes; H. Res. 158, Observing the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and encouraging the people of the United States, particularly the youth of the United States, to remember the life and legacy of William Wilberforce, a member of the British House of Commons who devoted his life to the suppression and abolition of the institution of slavery, and to work for the protection of human rights throughout the world; H. Res. 196, Supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day; and H. Res. 240, Urging all member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) who have yet to ratify the May 2006 Amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords Treaty, to expedite the ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, hearing on U.S.-China Relations, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, joint hearing on Can Iraq Pay for its Own Reconstruction? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Criminal Justice Responses to Offenders with Mental Illness; followed by a markup of H.R. 1593, 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 planing and implementation, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing on Access Denied: The Growing Conflict Between Fishing, Hunting, and Energy Development on Federal Lands, 10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, to mark up H.R. 1124, To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 1538, Wounded Assistance Act of 2007; and H. Con. Res. 99, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Crimes Against Americans on Cruise Ships, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on the Structure of the Federal Fuel Tax and the Long-Term Viability of the Highways Trust Fund, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn. 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Wu, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California and after a period of debate vote on confirmation thereon. (Senate will recess following the vote on the nomination (listed above) until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.) Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 27 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H.R. 1562--Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007; (2) H.R. 1132-- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; (3) H.R. 477--Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act; and (4) H.R. 727--Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007. Consideration of H.R. 1401--Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 (Subject to a Rule). _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Baca, Joe, Calif., E648 Brown, Corrine, Fla., E641 Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E640 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E642 Edwards, Chet, Tex., E648 Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E648 Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E649 Jefferson, William J., La., E640 Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E646 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E642 Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E647 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E643 Moore, Dennis, Kans., E644 Neal, Richard E., Mass., E641 Porter, Jon C., Nev., E639, E640, E642, E643, E643 Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E645 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E647 Shimkus, John, Ill., E648 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E639, E639, E641, E642, E643, E643, E644, E645, E645, E646 Weldon, Dave, Fla., E647 Westmoreland, Lynn A., Mac, Ga., E649 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E645