[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H525-H526]
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. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gordon 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1. A bill making supplemental appropriations for job 
     preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy 
     efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and 
     State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, 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 Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Klein of Florida, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 669. A bill to prevent the introduction and 
     establishment of nonnative wildlife species that negatively 
     impact the economy, environment, or other animal species' or 
     human health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 670. A bill to authorize Federal payment to first 
     responders for costs associated with providing emergency 
     services at the international borders of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 671. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     issue a medal to certain veterans who died after their 
     service in the Vietnam War as a direct result of that 
     service; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 672. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Department of Defense and all other defense-
     related agencies of the United States to fully comply with 
     Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws 
     relating to public health and worker safety, that are 
     designed to protect the environment and the health and safety 
     of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to 
     the hazards incident to military operations and 
     installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, 
     civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of 
     military operations and installations; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural 
     Resources, 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. FILNER (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 673. A bill to amend the definition of a law 
     enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to 
     ensure the inclusion of certain positions; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 674. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from 
     the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have 
     attained age 50; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 675. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law 
     enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with 
     authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
     firearms; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Massa, Mr. Nadler 
             of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Farr, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 676. A bill to provide for comprehensive health 
     insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved 
     health care delivery, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 677. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to delay the 
     effect of reclassifying certain nonattainment areas adjacent 
     to an international border, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 678. A bill to require the Commissioner of Social 
     Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating 
     disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease 
     and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare 
     eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 680. A bill to require that the aircraft used as Air 
     Force One by the President be an aircraft that is made in 
     America by an American-owned company; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Doyle, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hill, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             McNerney, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Rangel, and 
             Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 681. A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition 
     and Public Safety Act of 2005 and the Communications Act of 
     1934 to establish a new digital television transition date, 
     to improve the digital-to-analog converter box program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
             Walz):
       H.R. 682. A bill to prohibit securities and commodities 
     trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, 
     and to require additional reporting by Members and employees 
     of Congress of securities transaction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on House Administration, the 
     Judiciary, Agriculture, and Standards of Official Conduct, 
     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. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain 
     indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.

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             Tierney, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Maloney, and 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 684. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower 
     prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program; 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. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 685. A bill to require a study of the feasibility of 
     establishing the United States Civil Rights Trail System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Filner, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 686. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid 
     enrollment brokers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Hensarling):
       H.R. 687. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to repeal wage requirements applicable to laborers and 
     mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public 
     transportation construction projects; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 688. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 689. A bill to interchange the administrative 
     jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest 
     Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Schwartz, Mrs. Bono Mack, 
             and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 690. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to remove cell phones from listed property under section 
     280F; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against income tax for businesses 
     furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 692. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income compensation received by 
     employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer 
     stock; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Foster, Mrs. Halvorson, and Ms. Bean):
       H.R. 693. A bill to designate a rail right-of-way as a 
     corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 694. A bill to extend temporarily the 18-month period 
     of continuation coverage under group health plans required 
     under COBRA continuation coverage provisions so as to provide 
     for a total period of continuation coverage of up to 24 
     months; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. WEINER:
       H.R. 695. A bill to provide for a green building 
     certification program as part of the Energy Star program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 696. A bill to prohibit United States military 
     assistance for Egypt and to express the sense of Congress 
     that the amount of military assistance that would have been 
     provided for Egypt for a fiscal year should be provided in 
     the form of economic support fund assistance; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and 
     chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require 
     coverage for the treatment of infertility; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and Labor, 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. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Nadler of New York, 
             Mr. McMahon, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lee of New York, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Towns, Mr. Serrano, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Sires, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Costello):
       H. Res. 84. A resolution honoring the heroic actions of the 
     pilot, crew, and rescuers of US Airways Flight 1549; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H. Res. 85. A resolution amending the Code of Official 
     Conduct in the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
     strengthen the reporting requirements for Members who request 
     earmarks; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H. Res. 86. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of Four Immortal Chaplains Day in remembrance of 
     the 4 men who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of 
     compassion for those of different races and faiths; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Adler of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Childers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Walz, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Ross, and Mr. 
             Kagen):
       H. Res. 89. A resolution supporting and encouraging greater 
     support for Veterans Day each year; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SESTAK (for himself, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. Foster, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Poe of 
             Texas):
       H. Res. 90. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of 
     National Campus Safety Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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