[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H1079-H1080]
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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Sestak, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hare, Mr. Polis 
             of Colorado, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 911. A bill to require certain standards and 
     enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in 
     residential programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Wu, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rothman of 
             New Jersey, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sires, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Costa, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Payne, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Cummings, and Mrs. Halvorson):
       H.R. 912. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect 
     to airline flight crews; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor; considered and passed.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Honda, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 913. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 914. A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible 
     hospitals to establish residency training programs; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 915. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to improve 
     aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for 
     the national aviation system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Burgess, 
             Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 916. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents 
     in preventive medicine and public health; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 917. A bill to increase the health benefits of 
     dependents of members of the Armed Forces who die because of 
     a combat-related injury; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lee of New York, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Maffei, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Massa, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 918. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in 
     Jamestown, New York, as the ``Stan Lundine Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 919. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care 
     professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Dent, and Mr. 
             Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 920. A bill to amend the Delaware and Lehigh National 
     Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 regarding the local 
     coordinating entity of the Delaware and Lehigh National 
     Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 921. A bill to establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area 
     in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 922. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico 
     Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and 
     construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 923. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of water resources in the State of New 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 924. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to assess the 
     irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in the 
     State of New Mexico and provide grants to, and enter into 
     cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to 
     repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 925. A bill to amend the Colorado River Storage 
     Project Act and Public Law 87-483 to authorize the 
     construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure in 
     Northwestern New Mexico, to authorize the use of the 
     reclamation fund to fund the Reclamation Water Settlements 
     Fund, to authorize the conveyance of certain Reclamation land 
     and infrastructure, to authorize

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     the Commissioner of Reclamation to provide for the delivery 
     of water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado:
       H.R. 926. A bill to establish the Cache La Poudre River 
     National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 927. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. 
             Childers, and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 928. A bill to establish the Mississippi Delta 
     National Heritage Area and the Mississippi Hills National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 929. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
     program of training to provide eligible veterans with skills 
     relevant to the job market, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERSON:
       H. Res. 136. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of the Committee on Agriculture in the One Hundred 
     Eleventh Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 137. A resolution making technical corrections to 
     House Resolution 24; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H. Res. 138. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of the Committee on Small Business in the One 
     Hundred Eleventh Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. HARE (for himself, Mr. Schock, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. 
             Bean, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foster, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Altmire, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Clarke, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Massa, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Peters, Mr. Rothman 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sires, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H. Res. 139. A resolution commemorating the life and legacy 
     of President Abraham Lincoln on the bicentennial of his 
     birth; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Schauer, and Mr. McCotter):
       H. Res. 140. A resolution honoring John D. Dingell for 
     holding the record as the longest serving member of the House 
     of Representatives; to the Committee on House Administration.

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