[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H484-H486]
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Filner, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Lynch):
H.R. 626. A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of
parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be
paid leave, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committee on House Administration, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Waters,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Obey, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Olver,
Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Chandler, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bishop
of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Weiner,
Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Cummings, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gene Green of Texas,
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms.
Bordallo, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Welch, and Mr.
Higgins):
H.R. 627. A bill 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; to the Committee on Financial
Services.
By Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
H.R. 628. A bill to establish a pilot program in certain
United States district courts to encourage enhancement of
expertise in patent cases among district judges; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WAXMAN:
H.R. 629. A bill to provide energy and commerce provisions
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the
Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and
Science and Technology, 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Daniel E.
Lungren of California, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Jordan of
Ohio, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Harper, Mr. Coble, and
Mr. Rooney):
H.R. 630. A bill to provide for habeas corpus review for
terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MATHESON:
H.R. 631. A bill to increase research, development,
education, and technology transfer activities related to
water use efficiency and conservation technologies and
practices at the Environmental Protection Agency; to the
Committee on Science and Technology.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs.
Myrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sires, Ms.
Clarke, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Ms. Berkley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H.R. 632. A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate
Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize
grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing
adults, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Issa):
H.R. 633. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer
enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Naval Consolidated
Brig, Miramar, California, or the Camp Pendleton Base Brig,
Camp Pendleton, California, or to construct facilities for
such enemy combatants at such locations; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr.
Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Bartlett, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of
Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South
Carolina, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Cao, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Cole, Mr. Coble,
Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Davis
of Kentucky, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Mario Diaz-
Balart of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr.
Fleming, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr.
Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garrett of New
Jersey, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Graves, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hall of
Texas, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. King of
New York, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Latta, Mr. Linder, Mr. Luetkemeyer,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McCaul,
Mr. McClintock, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mr.
McHugh, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Miller
of Michigan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of
Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Olson, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr.
Putnam, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Scalise, Mrs.
Schmidt, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt,
Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf,
and Mr. Wittman):
H.R. 634. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of
laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion
decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BACA:
H.R. 635. A bill to establish the National Commission on
State Workers' Compensation Laws; to the Committee on
Education and Labor.
By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. McCotter, Mr.
Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Kline of
Minnesota, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, and Mr. Herger):
H.R. 636. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act to allow funds provided under the program of
block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy
families to be used for alternative-to-abortion services; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CALVERT:
H.R. 637. A bill 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; to the Committee on Natural
Resources.
By Mr. CUMMINGS:
H.R. 638. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial
cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Issa):
H.R. 639. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947
to revise reporting requirements related to security
clearances; to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence
(Permanent Select), 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. FLAKE:
H.R. 640. A bill to require the President to transmit to
Congress a report on every program of the Federal Government
that authorizes or requires the gathering of information on
United States persons in the
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United States, established whether in whole or in part
pursuant to the ``all necessary and appropriate force''
clause contained in the Authorization for Use of Military
Force (Public Law 107-40); to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
By Mr. FLAKE:
H.R. 641. A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land
located in a State in which 25 percent or more of all land in
the State is already owned by the United States, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. FLAKE:
H.R. 642. A bill to provide opportunities for continued
recreational shooting on certain Federal public land; to the
Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mrs. McMorris
Rodgers):
H.R. 643. A bill to encourage and assist women to carry
their children to live birth by providing services, during
and after pregnancy, that will alleviate the financial,
social, emotional, and other difficulties that may otherwise
lead to abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rahall,
and Mr. Pastor of Arizona):
H.R. 644. A bill to withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District
and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in
the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
H.R. 645. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland
Security to establish national emergency centers on military
installations; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed
Services, 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Paul, Mr. Farr, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Filner, and Ms. Kilroy):
H.R. 646. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified
acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program,
and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for
coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr.
Cuellar):
H.R. 647. A bill to authorize the International Boundary
and Water Commission to reimburse State and local governments
of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas
for expenses incurred by such a government in designing,
constructing, and rehabilitating water projects under the
jurisdiction of such Commission; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr.
Honda, and Ms. Bordallo):
H.R. 648. A bill to establish the Commission on Women's
Business Ownership; to the Committee on Financial Services,
and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government
Reform, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Mr. JORDAN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs.
Schmidt, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Westmoreland,
Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Terry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. McHenry,
Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Latta, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Rogers of
Alabama, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cao,
Mr. Linder, Mr. Posey, Mr. Harper, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Price of Georgia, Ms. Fallin,
Mr. Herger, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bishop of
Utah, Mr. Fleming, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Pence, Mr.
Marchant, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey,
Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Fortenberry, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
H.R. 649. A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion
receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the
ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an
abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KAGEN:
H.R. 650. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to increase the credit amount for new qualified alternative
fuel motor vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds and to
increase the credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle
refueling properties, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 651. A bill to provide for certain tunnel life safety
and rehabilitation projects for Amtrak; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H.R. 652. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
establish a comprehensive national system for skilled
construction workers to assist first responders in disasters;
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. LEE of California:
H.R. 653. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health
Service Act to create a National Childhood Brain Tumor
Prevention Network to provide grants and coordinate research
with respect to the causes of and risk factors associated
with childhood brain tumors, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LEE of California:
H.R. 654. A bill to require poverty impact statements for
certain legislation; to the Committee on Rules, and in
addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Baird, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Castle):
H.R. 655. A bill to increase assessment accuracy to better
measure student achievement and provide States with greater
flexibility on assessment design; to the Committee on
Education and Labor.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.R. 656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow certain individuals who have attained age 50 and who
are unemployed to receive distributions from qualified
retirement plans without incurring a 10 percent additional
tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lance, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey,
and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey):
H.R. 657. A bill 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''; to the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Murphy of
Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Wu, Mr. Space, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Connolly of
Virginia, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, and
Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 658. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to
modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation
of postal facilities; to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Issa, Ms. DeLauro, Ms.
Sutton, and Mr. Filner):
H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals
and ideals of ``National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness
Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PENCE:
H. Res. 78. A resolution electing certain minority members
to certain standing committees; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ISSA:
H. Res. 79. A resolution honoring the life, service, and
accomplishments of Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak,
United States Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
H. Res. 80. A resolution electing Members to a certain
standing committee of the House of Representatives;
considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Kentucky,
Mr. Dicks, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Donnelly
of Indiana, Mr. Ross, Mr. Shuler, and Mr. Brady of
Texas):
H. Res. 81. A resolution recognizing the importance and
sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and
urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived
from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in
any program directed at constructing environmentally
preferable commercial, public, or private buildings; to the
Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Costa, Ms.
Edwards of Maryland, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Moore of
Kansas,
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Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Marchant, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
California):
H. Res. 82. A resolution raising awareness and encouraging
prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as
``National Stalking Awareness Month''; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
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