[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 41 (Monday, March 9, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3103-H3105]
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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Issa, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1382. A bill to provide assistance for ultra efficient 
     vehicles under the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing 
     incentive program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COLE:
       H.R. 1383. A bill to provide that, for purposes of certain 
     Government facilities, the rate at which a Federal employee 
     earns compensatory time for irregular or occasional overtime 
     work shall be increased so as to permit greater parity with 
     rates of overtime pay; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 1384. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to remove

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     limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-
     participating physicians with beneficiary notice and to 
     preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing; 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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Perriello, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H.R. 1385. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
     Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock 
     Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond 
     Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 1386. A bill to amend section 1011 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-173) to make permanent the program of Federal 
     reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to 
     undocumented aliens; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HODES (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 1387. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal 
     agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to 
     Presidential records, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Polis, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hinojosa, and 
             Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 1388. A bill to reauthorize and reform the national 
     service laws; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit for taxes paid on earnings 
     reinvested and lost in a fraudulent investment scheme; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 1390. 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, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H.R. 1391. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit 
     the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited 
     advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the 
     national do-not-call registry; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Ross, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Terry, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 1392. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for 
     drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by 
     excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
     wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price; 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. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 1393. A bill to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
     Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to 
     authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 1394. A bill to amend the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 to establish the Clean Energy Corps to 
     mobilize young people to promote energy conservation and 
     mitigate threats to the environment; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Cole, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Paul, and Mr. McClintock):
       H.R. 1395. A bill to clarify the rights of Indians and 
     Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor 
     Relations Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1396. A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, to 
     allow a credit against income tax for the cost of 
     motorcoaches complying with Federal safety requirements, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             Weiner, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McMahon, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hall 
             of New York, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Massa, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Maffei, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 1397. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New 
     York, as the ``Caroline O'Day Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ross, 
             and Mr. Cuellar):
       H.R. 1398. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to nutrition labeling of food 
     offered for sale in food service establishments; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 1399. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     support State and tribal government efforts to encourage 
     owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and 
     forest land containing maple trees to make their land 
     available for access by the public for maple-tapping 
     activities under programs administered by States and tribal 
     governments; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 1400. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products 
     nonmailable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Sires, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 1401. A bill to create a service corps of veterans 
     called Veterans Engaged for Tomorrow (VET) Corps focused on 
     promoting and improving the service opportunities for 
     veterans and retired members of the military by engaging such 
     veterans and retired members in projects designed to meet 
     identifiable public needs with a specific emphasis on 
     projects to support veterans, including disabled and older 
     veterans and retired members of the military; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SPACE (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 1402. A bill to catalyze change in the care and 
     treatment of diabetes in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 1403. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to require schools participating in the 
     school lunch program under such Act to donate any excess food 
     to local food banks; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Roskam, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Kosmas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Watson, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Foxx):
       H.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution recognizing the 188th 
     anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating 
     Greek and American democracy; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. McKeon):
       H. Res. 222. A resolution congratulating the National 
     Assessment Governing Board on its 20th Anniversary in 
     measuring student academic achievement; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Boren):
       H. Res. 223. A resolution honoring the life, achievements, 
     and contributions of Paul Harvey, affectionately known for 
     his signature line, ``This is Paul Harvey. . . Good Day''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Baird):
       H. Res. 224. A resolution supporting the designation of Pi 
     Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H. Res. 225. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require that general appropriations for 
     military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as 
     stand-alone measures; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cao, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Markey 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich, Ms.

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             Norton, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Berman, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H. Res. 226. A resolution recognizing the plight of the 
     Tibetan people on the 50th anniversary of His Holiness the 
     Dalai Lama being forced into exile and calling for a 
     sustained multilateral effort to bring about a durable and 
     peaceful solution to the Tibet issue; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Space, 
             Mr. Sestak, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 227. A resolution recognizing and appreciating the 
     historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and 
     sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and 
     commending the PanCretan Association of America; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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