[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3144-H3145]
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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Walden):
       H.R. 1404. A bill to authorize a supplemental funding 
     source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression 
     activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest 
     System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland 
     fire management strategy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, and 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. WILSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 1405. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line 
     deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and 
     secondary school teachers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       H.R. 1406. A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to reinstate the ``uptick rule'' on short sales of 
     securities and to suspend the application of mark-to-market 
     accounting principles; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Langevin, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1407. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such 
     title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual 
     eligible individuals; 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Kirk):
       H.R. 1408. A bill to require all newly constructed, 
     federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to 
     meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Walz, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Filner, Mr. Patrick J. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Ms. Sutton, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Hare, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Holt, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Ellison, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Welch, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Costello, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Peters, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
             Halvorson, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Peterson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Maffei, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Dingell, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
             Schrader, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Hall of New York, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Grayson, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Bean, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr. Meek 
             of Florida, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Massa, 
             Mr. Foster, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Kissell, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Boccieri, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Driehaus, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Schauer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Space, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Stark, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Baca, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Baird, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Teague, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Harman, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Himes, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kagen, Ms. 
             Markey of Colorado, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Polis, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Mr. Costa, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 1409. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, 
     join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory 
     injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing 
     efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Reichert, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Walz, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Honda, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and 
             Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 1410. A bill to provide assistance to improve the 
     health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1411. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1412. A bill to increase public confidence in the 
     justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic 
     disparities in the criminal process; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1413. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain public employees a deduction for 
     distributions from governmental plans for health and long-
     term care insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Akin, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 1414. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services 
     provided by the Government, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1415. A bill to provide for a demonstration project 
     regarding Medicaid reimbursements for stabilization of 
     emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or 
     operated institutions for mental diseases; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1416. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to expand the capability of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to provide for the medical-care needs of 
     veterans in southern New Jersey; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 1417. A bill to protect public health and safety, 
     should the testing of nuclear weapons by the United States be 
     resumed; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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 Mr. MEEKS of New York:
       H.R. 1418. A bill to eliminate the exemption from State 
     regulation for certain securities designated by national 
     securities exchanges; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 1419. A bill to sunset Federal laws and regulations 
     which treat the American people like children by denying them 
     the opportunity to make their own decision regarding control 
     of their bank accounts and what type of information they wish 
     to receive from their banks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Jones, and Mr. Bartlett):
       H.R. 1420. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a precious metals investment 
     option in the Thrift Savings Fund; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 1421. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide Medicaid coverage of drugs prescribed for 
     certain research study child participants; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Coble, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 1422. A bill to reauthorize through 2014 certain 
     programs under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 
     of 2006; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1423. A bill to restore and make permanent the 
     exclusion from gross income for amounts received under 
     qualified group legal services plans and to increase the 
     maximum amount of the exclusion; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1424. A bill to name the front circle drive in front 
     of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as ``Sergeant 
     First Class James D. Priestap Drive''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Sires, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
             Mr. McMahon):
       H.R. 1425. A bill to establish commissions to review the 
     facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by 
     European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish 
     refugees during World War II; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Issa, Mr. Latham, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Garrett of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Petri, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Foxx, 
             and Mr. Manzullo):
       H. Con. Res. 70. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the District of Columbia school scholarship program; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H. Res. 228. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. Costa):
       H. Res. 230. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance of the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Reichert, and Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H. Res. 231. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month'' and ``National 
     DVT Screening Day'' and supporting efforts to educate the 
     public about deep vein thrombosis, in memory of former 
     Representative Jennifer Dunn; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GRAVES:
       H. Res. 232. A resolution recognizing and commending the 
     Toys for Tots Literacy Program for its contributions in 
     raising awareness of illiteracy, promoting children's 
     literacy, and fighting poverty through the support of 
     literacy; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Terry, and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Res. 233. A resolution recognizing the thousands of 
     Freemasons in every State in the Nation and honoring them for 
     their many contributions to the Nation throughout its 
     history; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hare, Mr. Higgins, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lujan, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Scalise, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Edwards 
             of Maryland, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Capuano, and 
             Mr. Carnahan):
       H. Res. 234. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of a ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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