[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H441-H442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 611. A bill to provide for marginal well production 
     preservation and enhancement; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 612. A bill to amend section 1922A of title 38, United 
     States Code, to increase the amount of supplemental insurance 
     available for totally disabled veterans; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 613. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired 
     pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces 
     following their death; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Terry, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs.

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             Schmidt, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Scalise, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Poe of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Akin, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Olson, Mr. Kline 
             of Minnesota, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Thompson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Linder, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Souder, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Garrett of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 614. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being 
     awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Filner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 615. A bill to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances 
     Act to require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a 
     bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Jones, Mr. Paul, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 616. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies 
     and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation 
     requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to 
     certain professionals; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOREN:
       H.R. 617. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion 
     for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stark, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Platts, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Payne, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Polis of Colorado, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 618. A bill to require the President to call a White 
     House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 619. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the exclusion from medical assistance under the 
     Medicaid Program of items and services for patients in an 
     institution for mental diseases; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow an increased work opportunity credit with respect to 
     recent veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Barrow, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 621. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
     America; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Platts, and Mr. Gordon 
             of Tennessee):
       H.R. 622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to 
     include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 623. A bill to provide for greater judicial discretion 
     in sentencing for certain firearms offenses committed in 
     exceptional circumstances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 624. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while 
     on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 625. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to require, as a 
     condition of receiving a homeland security grant, that a 
     grant recipient submit reports on each expenditure made using 
     grant funds; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Honda, 
             and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress on the need for a national AIDS strategy; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 74. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             and Mr. Waxman):
       H. Res. 75. A resolution honoring Chesley B. ``Sully'' 
     Sullenberger III and the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 for 
     their heroism, calm under pressure, and dedication to the 
     safety of passengers on board; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Mack, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sires, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Crowley):
       H. Res. 76. A resolution mourning the horrific loss of life 
     in January 2009 caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an 
     earthquake in Costa Rica and expressing the sense of Congress 
     that the United States should assist the affected people and 
     communities; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H. Res. 77. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for more than 
     100 years of service and leadership to the United States; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.

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