[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H2978-H2980]
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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 Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Forbes, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1292. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National 
     White Collar Crime Center grants program for purposes of 
     improving the identification, investigation, and prosecution 
     of certain criminal conspiracies and activities and terrorist 
     conspiracies and activities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 1293. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for an increase in the amount payable by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements 
     and structural alterations furnished as part of home health 
     services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 1294. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
     authority; to the Committee on the Budget, 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 Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
             Lance, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, and Mrs. Schmidt):
       H.R. 1295. A bill to mitigate mortgage foreclosures, 
     facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and 
     combat mortgage fraud, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Carney, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Costa, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler of New 
             York, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Farr, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Ross, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1296. A bill to achieve access to comprehensive 
     primary health care services for all Americans and to reform 
     the organization of primary care delivery through an 
     expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health 
     Service Corps programs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 1297. A bill to establish the Hawai'i Capital National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1298. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 1299. A bill to make technical corrections to the laws 
     affecting certain administrative authorities of the United 
     States Capitol Police, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1300. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a 
     manner that extorts money from State and local governments, 
     and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' 
     constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth 
     amendments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1301. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend the 180-day period for completion of a like-
     kind exchange in the case of the bankruptcy of a qualified 
     intermediary or an exchange accommodation titleholder; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HARE (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 1302. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant 
     Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for Health; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1303. A bill to require the Attorney General, through 
     the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, 
     to establish a 5-year competitive grant program to establish 
     pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-
     related crimes in high-crime communities; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Israel, Mr. Coble, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. 
             Myrick, and Mr. Broun of Georgia):
       H.R. 1304. A bill to create a Federal cause of action to 
     determine whether defamation exists under United States law 
     in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in 
     foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of 
     publications or speech in the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Carney, Mr. Childers, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Gordon 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Israel, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Peterson, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Terry, Mr. Walz, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Posey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 1305. A bill to provide for the issuance of a forever 
     stamp to honor the sacrifices of the brave men and women of 
     the armed forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 1306. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases upon 
     request of a party; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 1307. A bill to authorize improvements to flood damage 
     reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento 
     Rivers near Sacramento, California, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McMAHON (for himself, Mr. Rooney, and Mr. 
             Perriello):
       H.R. 1308. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     adopt a program of professional and confidential screenings 
     to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment 
     in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to 
     reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans; 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 Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 1309. A bill to codify the definition of terms used in 
     subheading 1604.14 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States, relating to tuna products; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Honda, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Farr, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Watson, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Davis 
             of California, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Polis of Colorado, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rothman 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Higgins, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Wu, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Platts, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Pingree of Maine, 
             Mr. Olver, and Mr. Himes):
       H.R. 1310. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised 
     of waste; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1311. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts distributed from 
     tax-favored accounts during a period of unemployment; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1312. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in 
     connection with reductions in force; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 1313. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 so that any local educational agency 
     receiving funding under part A of title I of such Act or 
     public charter school is eligible for a Troops to Teachers 
     participant; 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 Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Israel, Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Giffords, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 1314. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating 
     undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more 
     misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 1315. A bill to prohibit the detention of enemy 
     combatants at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to provide 
     for de novo combatant status reviews by military judges, to 
     repeal the Military Commissions Act of 2006, and for other 
     purposes; 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. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1316. A bill to provide for appropriate notification 
     of communities and homeowners

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     of establishment of flood elevations for purposes of the 
     National Flood Insurance Program; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 1317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to individuals who pay their 
     mortgages on time; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1318. A bill to provide duty-free treatment for 
     certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity 
     Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Souder, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Brady 
             of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRIGHT:
       H. Res. 206. A resolution honoring the efforts and 
     contributions of the Montgomery, Alabama, Chapter of the 
     National Association of Women in Construction; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, and Mr. 
             Mitchell):
       H. Res. 207. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that all employers give veterans a holiday 
     on Veteran's Day in honor of their service to our country; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Carter, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Akin, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Wittman, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Latta, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, and Mrs. Lummis):
       H. Res. 208. A resolution chronicling the efforts of United 
     States and Coalition forces to bring freedom, safety, and 
     security to Iraq and recognizing the importance of the 
     ``surge strategy'' in completing that mission; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Foreign 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Brown 
             of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 209. A resolution commemorating the 80th 
     anniversary of the Daughters of Penelope, a preeminent 
     international women's association and affiliate organization 
     of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association 
     (AHEPA); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. Baca, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Castle, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Childers, Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Kissell, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Space, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 210. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that providing breakfast in schools 
     through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive 
     impact on classroom performance; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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