Commodity Futures Oversight, Border Fence Deadline and Required Reading of Constitution: September 17, 2008

Here are a three bills introduced in the House yesterday.

The first is to provide more oversight in the commodity futures market and the next two are pretty interesting, and likely to be controversial. One puts a deadline on completing the border fence. The other requires officers and employees to read the Constitution each year.

The fence is a ridiculous idea to me, but think it is good idea for those in halls of Congress to read the Constitution each and every year. I think we should require it of all American citizens.

By Mr. MORAN (R-KS):
H.R. 6921. A bill to provide additional oversight and transparency to the commodity futures markets by authorizing greater resources and authority for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. Source: GPO [H8397]

By Mr. BARRETT (R-SC):
H.R. 6923. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security. Source: GPO [H8397]

By Mr. CONAWAY (R-TX)(for himself, Mrs. CUBIN (R-WY), Mr. SULLIVAN (R-OK), Mrs. BACHMANN (R-MN), Mr. MCHENRY (R-NC), Mr. MARCHANT (R-TX), Mr. NEUGEBAUER (R-TX), Mr. GINGREY (R-GA), Mr. KINGSTON (R-GA), Mr. BROUN (R-GA), Mr. LAMBORN (R-CO), Mr. FRANKS (R-AZ), Mr. BARTLETT (R-MD), and Mr. BISHOP (R-UT)):
H. Res. 1450. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require officers and employees of the House to read the Constitution of the United States each year; to the Committee on Rules. Source: GPO [H8397]