[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 31 (Monday, February 23, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H2601-H2602]
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:
       H.R. 1105. A bill making omnibus appropriations for the 
     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 Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Waters, and Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 1106. A bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and 
     enhance mortgage credit availability; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and 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. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1107. A bill to enact certain laws relating to public 
     contracts as title 41, United States Code, ``Public 
     Contracts''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCALISE:
       H.R. 1108. A bill to provide for State enhanced authority 
     for coastal and ocean resources, expansion of America's 
     supply of natural gas and oil, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Energy and 
     Commerce, 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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Mollohan, and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       H.R. 1109. A bill to designate as wilderness additional 
     National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National 
     Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 1110. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1111. A bill to promote as a renewable energy source 
     the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection 
     with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1112. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle 
     refueling property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1113. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 15-year recovery period for property used 
     in the transmission or distribution of electricity for sale; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1114. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a 
     geographic area is sufficiently served by the national 
     cemeteries located in that geographic area; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 1115. A bill to repeal a requirement to reduce by 2 
     percent the amount payable to each State in fiscal year 2008; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Speier, and Mr. 
             Driehaus):
       H.R. 1116. A bill to improve the process through which loan 
     originators participate in FHA mortgage programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 1117. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a State plan option under Medicaid to 
     provide an all-inclusive program of care for children who are 
     medically fragile or have one or more chronic conditions that 
     impede their ability to function; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Westmoreland, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Bachmann, and 
             Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 1118. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by 
     permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare 
     benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, 
     for premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or 
     both and by suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties 
     between ages 65 and 70; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DAVIS of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1119. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EDWARDS of Texas:
       H.R. 1120. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Central Texas 
     Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 1121. A bill to authorize a land exchange to acquire 
     lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing 
     Rock, North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick 
             of Arizona, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pastor of 
             Arizona, and Mr. Mitchell):
       H.R. 1122. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to plan, design, and construct a new school at Third Mesa, 
     Arizona, on the Hopi Indian Reservation; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1123. A bill to require the filing of certain 
     information regarding a residential mortgage in any 
     proceeding for foreclosure of the mortgage; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1124. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which 
     members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition 
     of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government 
     service; 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 Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1125. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled 
     nursing facilities under the Medicare Program through 
     requiring the reporting of expenditures for nursing; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Doggett, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Waxman, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 1126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value 
     shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, 
     musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the 
     donor; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.R. 1127. A bill to extend certain immigration programs; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 1128. A bill to establish the National Center on Liver 
     Disease Research, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LYNCH:
       H.R. 1129. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide an annual grant to facilitate an iron 
     working training program for Native Americans; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1130. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the terms of 
     the community disaster loan program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1131. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal 
     response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major 
     disaster affecting homeland security, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     Education and Labor, for a period

[[Page H2602]]

     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. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1133. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe 
     rules regulating inmate telephone service rates; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Ehlers, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the credit for nonbusiness energy property for 
     2008; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1135. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for enhanced motorcoach safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Ways and Means, 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Costa, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Platts, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Welch, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cao, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. 
             Carney):
       H.R. 1136. A bill to extend the termination date for the 
     exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations 
     for temporary workers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 1137. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide improved access to physical medicine 
     and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare 
     Program, and for other purposes; 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. WEINER:
       H.R. 1138. A bill to require the Federal Government to 
     reimburse a State or local government for financial losses 
     incurred when an employee of the State or local government 
     who performs public safety or first responder duties and who 
     is also a member of a reserve component of the uniformed 
     services is called or ordered to active duty for a period of 
     more than 30 days; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Nadler of 
             New York, Mr. Ross, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 1139. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT 
     grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1140. A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 to extend energy assistance to 
     households headed by certain senior citizens; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sires, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Mack, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 30th 
     anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             and Mr. Simpson):
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for Children's Dental Health Month and honoring the memory of 
     Deamonte Driver; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be 
     issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 179. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the 11th Annual National Consumer Protection Week; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 180. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the third annual America Saves Week; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H. Res. 181. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the States should enact a temporary 
     moratorium on residential mortgage foreclosures; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H. Res. 182. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, as 
     ``School Social Work Week''; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. LEE of New York (for himself, Mr. Higgins, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Israel, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Massa, and Mr. Towns):
       H. Res. 183. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the crash 
     of Continental Connection Flight 3407, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

                          ____________________