[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3640-H3641]
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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. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Posey, Mr. Guthrie, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Olson, Ms. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cao, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Austria, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Fleming, and Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 1577. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain 
     incentive bonus payments and retention payments made by 
     American International Group, Inc. to its executives and 
     employees, and to require the Secretary's approval of such 
     payments by any financial institution who receives; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 1578. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to support early college high schools and 
     other dual enrollment programs; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 1579. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions 
     to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Baird, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Lujan):
       H.R. 1580. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for 
     electronic waste reduction research, development, and 
     demonstration projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Cantor):
       H.R. 1581. A bill to optimize the delivery of critical care 
     medicine and expand the critical care workforce; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Austria, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Upton, Mr. Cole, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Dent, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Latham, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Rooney, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, and Mr. Akin):
       H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to strike a provision included in a 
     recent amendment of such Act; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Nadler of New York):
       H.R. 1583. A bill to further competition in the insurance 
     industry; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial 
     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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Adler of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. 
             McIntyre):
       H.R. 1584. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time 
     period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 1585. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical 
     education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Peters, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Lujan, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Carney, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 1586. A bill to impose an additional tax on bonuses 
     received from certain TARP recipients; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 1587. A bill to amend the lead prohibition provisions 
     of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to 
     provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Jones, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H.R. 1588. A bill to ensure that an employer has the 
     freedom to implement English in the workplace policies; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Sutton, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1589. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for 
     gang prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nadler of New 
             York, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 1590. A bill to provide assistance for the Museum of 
     the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Young of

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             Alaska, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Nye, 
             Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 1591. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the United States may not recover or collect any 
     charges from a third party for hospital care or medical 
     services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a 
     veteran for a service-connected disability; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1592. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     guarantee a pay increase for members of the uniformed 
     services for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 of one-half of 
     one percentage point higher than the Employment Cost Index; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 1593. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, 
     Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Cohen, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1594. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to limit the deductibility of excessive rates of 
     executive compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEE of New York (for himself, Mr. Higgins, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Massa, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Hall of New York, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. McMahon, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Israel, and Mr. 
             Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 1595. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in 
     Rochester, New York, as the ``Brian K. Schramm Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Platts, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Welch, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Massa):
       H.R. 1596. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps 
     educational awards; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 1597. A bill to repeal the provision of law that 
     provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
     to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1598. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by 
     businesses receiving TARP funds; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 1599. A bill to require survivor annuity payments made 
     to disabled dependents to be disregarded in eligibility and 
     benefit determinations under the supplemental security income 
     (SSI) and Medicaid Programs; 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. SESTAK (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       H.R. 1600. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the treatment of autism under TRICARE; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 1601. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     require members of the Armed Forces, before being deployed, 
     to be trained in management of contracts and contractors; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 1602. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to 
     convey, without consideration, to Piasecki Aircraft 
     Corporation the right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to Navy aircraft N40VT, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WILSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 1603. A bill to require institutions receiving large 
     amounts of assistance under TARP to restrict compensation 
     increases for officers, directors, and employees to the 
     Federal civil service pay increase; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas):
       H. Res. 258. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding drug trafficking in Mexico; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Res. 259. A resolution expressing the gratitude and 
     appreciation of the House of Representatives for the acts of 
     heroism and military achievement by the members of the United 
     States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, 
     amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and commending them 
     for leadership and valor in an operation that helped bring an 
     end to World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Massa, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Wamp):
       H. Res. 260. A resolution supporting efforts to reduce 
     infant mortality in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H. Res. 261. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     should not retreat from its responsibility to support those 
     veterans with combat wounds or service-connected 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H. Res. 262. A resolution expressing the strong concern of 
     the House of Representatives about the actions of the Taliban 
     in Swat, Pakistan, to restrict girls' access to education; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TIBERI:
       H. Res. 263. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the month of September as ``National Brain 
     Aneurysm Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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