[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H1517-H1520]
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 were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
             Holden):
       H.R. 1010. A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to 
     provide equity to certain survivors with regards to claims 
     under that Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1011. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to mental health services; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Akin, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Barrett 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Conaway, and Mrs. Bachmann):
       H.R. 1012. A bill to prohibit the use of funds available to 
     the Department of Defense to transfer enemy combatants 
     detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba, to the United States, or to construct facilities 
     for such enemy combatants at such locations; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 1013. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish and carry out a hazardous materials cooperative 
     research program; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Bartlett, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 1014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to tax bona fide residents of the District of Columbia 
     in the same manner as bona fide residents of possessions of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Chaffetz, and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 1015. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the 
     District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Herseth 
             Sandlin, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Walz, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Hodes, and Mr. Sestak):
       H.R. 1016. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide advance appropriations authority for certain medical 
     care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1017. A bill to amend the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and 
     title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
     chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department 
     of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to 
     such care and services; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1018. A bill to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and 
     Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of 
     wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Jordan of Ohio):
       H.R. 1019. A bill to prohibit discrimination in State 
     taxation of multichannel video programming distribution 
     services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Patrick J. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pastor of Arizona, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
             Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Watt, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 1020. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United 
     States Code with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Burgess):
       H.R. 1021. A bill to improve research, diagnosis, and 
     treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and 
     injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SCHIFF (for himself and Mrs. Bono Mack):
       H.R. 1022. A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement 
     resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
     violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to 
     protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent 
     criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
     violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. Fallin, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       H.R. 1023. A bill to establish a commission to recommend 
     the elimination or realignment of Federal agencies that are 
     duplicative or perform functions that would be more efficient 
     on a non-Federal level, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, 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. NADLER of New York (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr.

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             Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Polis of 
             Colorado, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Tierney, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Hare, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1024. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by 
     permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent 
     resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 
     lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud 
     in connection with permanent partnerships; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 1025. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for residents of Puerto Rico who participate 
     in cafeteria plans under the Puerto Rican tax laws an 
     exclusion from employment taxes which is comparable to the 
     exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under such Code; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Fallin, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Rooney, 
             Mr. Scalise, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 1026. A bill to amend the procedures regarding 
     military recruiter access to secondary school student 
     recruiting information; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, 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. POSEY (for himself and Mr. Bright):
       H.R. 1027. A bill to exempt second-hand sellers of certain 
     products from the lead content and certification requirements 
     of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Bono Mack, Ms. 
             DeLauro, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1028. A bill to provide additional support for the 
     efforts of community coalitions, health care providers, 
     parents, and others to prevent and reduce underage drinking, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 1029. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of 
     alien smuggling and related activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Olver, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 1030. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to encourage research and carry out an 
     educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1031. A bill to promote a better health information 
     system; 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Baca, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Ms. Giffords, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Mr. Issa, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. Platts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Schmidt, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sires, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Tierney, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
     prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, 
     stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to temporary admission of nonimmigrant 
     aliens to the United States for the purpose of receiving 
     medical treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1034. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate the Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and 
     Remember, Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and honor 
     members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pastor of 
             Arizona, Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, 
             and Ms. Giffords):
       H.R. 1035. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
     and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. 
     Udall, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Sestak, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1036. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the position of Director of Physical Therapy 
     Service within the Veterans Health Administration and to 
     establish a fellowship program for physical therapists in the 
     areas of geriatrics, amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, 
     and rehabilitation research; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1037. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the 
     feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of 
     certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, 
     United States Code; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Slaughter, and Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 1038. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to provide coverage for the shingles 
     vaccine 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. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Ms.

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             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Reichert, Mr. 
             Roskam, and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 1039. A bill to encourage and enhance the adoption of 
     interoperable health information technology to improve health 
     care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase the 
     efficiency of care; 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. BURGESS:
       H.R. 1040. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the 
     current income tax system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. MELANCON:
       H.R. 1041. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites 
     in the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana 
     as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona):
       H.R. 1042. A bill to prohibit the provision of medical 
     treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States 
     at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility 
     as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical facility; to the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1043. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino 
     National Forest in the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1044. A bill to provide for the administration of Port 
     Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the 
     National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1045. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate all Federally-imposed mandates over the 
     local budget process and financial management of the District 
     of Columbia and the borrowing of money by the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PUTNAM (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 1046. A bill to ensure the effective implementation of 
     children's product safety standards under the Consumer 
     Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SESTAK (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 1047. A bill to amend the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 to establish the Silver Scholarship 
     program to encourage increased volunteer work by seniors; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Hare, Mr. Wilson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Meek of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1048. A bill to improve the Operating Fund for public 
     housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1049. A bill to prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or 
     ovens which do not include a design, bracket, or other device 
     which complies with an applicable consensus product safety 
     standard intended to prevent the product from tipping; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1050. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit human cloning; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TANNER:
       H.R. 1051. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend and improve protections for sole 
     community hospitals 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 Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Walz, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hall of New York, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Giffords, Ms. Tsongas, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Holt, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 1052. A bill to mandate minimum periods of rest and 
     recuperation for units and members of the regular and reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces between deployments for 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 1053. A bill to require the Office of Management and 
     Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration 
     activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an 
     adaptive management plan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1054. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in 
     sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was 
     determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1055. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken 
     in sport hunts in Canada; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Akin, Ms. 
             Bean, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rush, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.J. Res. 22. A joint resolution requiring the President to 
     issue each year a proclamation recognizing the anniversary of 
     the birth of President Abraham Lincoln, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Cole, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lamborn, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution supporting a base defense 
     budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross 
     domestic product; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Austria, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Bean, Mr. Berry, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Bright, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Dent, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves, Mr. Griffith, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latta, 
             Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McClintock, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Gary G. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Ross, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Shuster, 
             Mr. Simpson, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson of South

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             Carolina, Mr. Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Jordan of 
             Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution supporting the Local 
     Radio Freedom Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Baca, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Payne, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Kissell, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Peterson):
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     saluting Motown Records of Detroit, Michigan, on its 50th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Inglis, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poe 
             of Texas, and Mr. Turner):
       H. Con. Res. 51. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th 
     anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H. Con. Res. 52. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     remembering the life of Lawrence ``Larry'' King; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     achievement of parity among African Americans in computer 
     science; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Mica, Ms. Fallin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cao, and Mr. 
             Guthrie):
       H. Res. 163. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on the need for appropriate accountability 
     and congressional oversight of public buildings and 
     facilities projects; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H. Res. 164. A resolution condemning Pakistan's release of 
     nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan from house arrest; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself and Mr. King of 
             Iowa):
       H. Res. 165. A resolution commemorating the 200th 
     anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th 
     President of the United States of America; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Mr. Mack, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Ms. Kosmas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Posey, and Mr. Mica):
       H. Res. 166. A resolution recognizing the 450th birthday of 
     the settlement of Pensacola, Florida, and encouraging the 
     people of the United States to observe the 450th birthday of 
     the settlement of Pensacola, Florida, and remember how the 
     rich history of Pensacola, Florida, has likewise contributed 
     to the rich history of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina):
       H. Res. 167. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Campus 
     Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.

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