[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 48 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3702-H3706]
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 Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Filner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Sutton, Ms. Watson, Mr. Walz, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
             Capps, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Israel, Mr. Holt, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Carnahan, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Berry, and Mr. 
             Cardoza):
       H.R. 1604. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 1605. A bill to seek the establishment of and 
     contributions to an International Fund for Israeli-
     Palestinian Peace, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 1606. A bill to establish a new automobile voucher 
     program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 1607. A bill to provide for and promote the economic 
     development of Indian tribes by furnishing the necessary 
     capital, financial services, and technical assistance to 
     Indian-owned business enterprises, to stimulate the 
     development of the private sector of Indian tribal economies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.

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           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 1608. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit 
     transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 1609. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     require the Administrator of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     verify income for purposes of determining the eligibility of 
     persons for certain Department of Agriculture payments and 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. SPEIER:
       H.R. 1610. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to limit the annual percentage rate 
     of interest that may be charged by recipients of financial 
     assistance under such Act with respect to consumer credit 
     card accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 1611. A bill to amend the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
     2009 to repeal a provision prohibiting the use of funds for a 
     cross-border motor carrier demonstration program to allow 
     Mexican-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond the 
     commercial zones along the international border between the 
     United States and Mexico; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1612. A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 
     1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of 
     Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-
     learning opportunities on public lands, help restore the 
     nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, 
     recreational, and scenic resources, train a new generation of 
     public land managers and enthusiasts, and promote the value 
     of public service; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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 Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 1613. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the research credit permanent, increase 
     expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Wamp, and 
             Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 1614. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions 
     to assist in the development of integrated health care 
     delivery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Price of Georgia, and Mr. Patrick J. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1615. A bill to amend section 435(o) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic 
     hardship; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. 
             Bono Mack, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Stark, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Dent, Mr. Rush, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart 
             of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Castle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Harman, Mr. McCotter, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 1616. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage 
     for low-income individuals infected with HIV; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H.R. 1617. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to provide for a privacy official within each component 
     of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Holt, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Watt, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Markey of Massachusetts, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Posey, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1618. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles 
     operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Carney, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Watson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick J. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Altmire, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Watt, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mrs. Halvorson, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Sires, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Hirono, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for 
     children in group health plans and health insurance coverage 
     in the group and individual markets; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and Labor, and 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. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Ms. Granger, Mr. Boren, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Mack, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ross, and Mr. 
             Aderholt):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide for reciprocity in regard to the 
     manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain 
     concealed firearms in that State; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Kingston, Ms. Fallin, and Mr. Akin):
       H.R. 1621. A bill to withhold Federal funds from schools 
     that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of 
     Allegiance or the national anthem in a language other than 
     English; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 1622. A bill to provide for a program of research, 
     development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles; to 
     the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Granger, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 1623. A bill to protect children from sexual 
     exploitation by mandating reporting requirements for 
     convicted sex traffickers and other sex offenders against 
     minors intending to engage in international travel, providing 
     advance notice of intended travel by high risk sex offenders 
     outside the United States to the government of the country of 
     destination, preventing entry into the United States by any 
     foreign sex offender against a minor, and for other purposes; 
     to

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     the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 1624. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from the gross income of members of the 
     uniformed services of the United States certain amounts of 
     military basic pay; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 1625. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric 
     physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to 
     appropriate quality foot and ankle care; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1626. A bill to make technical amendments to laws 
     containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. DENT:
       H.R. 1627. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to direct the Secretary to enter into an agreement with 
     the Secretary of the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol 
     personnel and resources to support homeland security 
     missions; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Castle, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 1628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit hardship loans from certain individual 
     retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 1629. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide penalty free distributions and loans from 
     certain retirement plans for the purchase and refinancing of 
     principal residences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BORDALLO:
       H.R. 1630. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to include the Territory of Guam in the list 
     of affected areas with respect to which claims relating to 
     atmospheric nuclear testing shall be allowed, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1631. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     include participation in clean-up operations at Eniwetok 
     Atoll as a radiation-risk activity for purposes of laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Kline 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Latta, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Lummis, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Posey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Lamborn, and 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia):
       H.R. 1632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income of long-term 
     capital gains on property purchased before the end of 2009; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Ms. Watson, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1633. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize a member of the Armed Forces to designate anyone as 
     the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of 
     the member if the member dies while on active duty; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 1634. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     extend the period during which States may allow low emission 
     and energy-efficient vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle 
     facilities; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 1635. A bill to authorize alternatives analysis and 
     preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in 
     Northern Virginia and surrounding areas; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 1636. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act with respect to the qualification of the 
     director of food services of a Medicare skilled nursing 
     facility or a Medicaid nursing facility; 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. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 1637. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit universal defaults on credit card accounts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cantor, and 
             Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 1638. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer 
     individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
     to facilities or locations in Virginia or to house such 
     individuals at such facilities or locations; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 1639. A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend Federal 
     reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to 
     undocumented aliens; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ellison, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1640. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     protect consumers from usury, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 1641. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. King 
             of New York):
       H.R. 1642. A bill to provide loans and grants for fire 
     sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1643. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a prospective payment system 
     instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for 
     Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified 
     health centers and to expand the scope of such covered 
     services to account for expansions in the scope of services 
     provided by Federally qualified health centers since the 
     inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1644. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a tax credit for qualified donations of 
     employee services; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 1645. A bill to provide grants to promote financial 
     and economic literacy; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Heller, Mr. Roskam, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Walz, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Wittman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
             Minnick, Mr. Carnahan, and Mr. Altmire):
       H.R. 1646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of 
     hearing aids; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 1647. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 
     hiring veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H.R. 1648. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent 
     resolutions on the budget limit the growth of Federal 
     spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and 
     gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
     Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently

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     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1649. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to reduce the size of core curriculum classes 
     in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1650. A bill to enhance the oversight authority of the 
     Comptroller General of the United States with respect to 
     expenditures under the Troubled Asset Relief Program; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Lee of 
             California):
       H.R. 1651. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a right for an alien to file a motion to 
     reopen a case in removal proceedings if the alien can 
     demonstrate that counsel or a certified representative 
     provided deficient performance; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1652. A bill to require institutions receiving certain 
     assistance from the Troubled Asset Relief Program or the 
     Federal Reserve to have employee bonus payment plans approved 
     in advance of the payments being made; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1653. A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and 
     economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia 
     Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992; 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 Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Bartlett):
       H.R. 1654. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem 
     cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and the 
     donation of umbilical cord blood; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Filner, Mr. Teague, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Mitchell, 
             Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Rothman 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Baca, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 1655. A bill to enhance the safety of ports of entry 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. 
             Duncan):
       H.R. 1656. A bill to require TARP payments to be 
     conditioned on the top 10 highest wage earners at a company 
     having repaid any bonuses received during the previous 5 
     fiscal years; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 1657. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     notify members of the Armed Forces and State military 
     departments of exposure to potentially harmful materials and 
     contaminants; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 1658. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the recovery by the United States of charges from a 
     third party for hospital care or medical services furnished 
     to a veteran for a service-connected disability; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. KILROY (for herself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Nye, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Schauer, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Titus, Mr. Welch, Mr. Wilson 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Halvorson, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H. Con. Res. 76. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding executive and employee bonuses paid 
     by AIG and other companies assisted with taxpayer funds 
     provided under the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the 
     Secretary of the Treasury; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, and Mr. Frelinghuysen):
       H. Res. 264. A resolution expressing the opposition of the 
     House of Representatives to any proposal intended to alter 
     current law to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     bill third-party insurers of veterans who are being treated 
     for service-connected disabilities or injuries; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H. Res. 265. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Kirk, 
             and Mr. Inglis):
       H. Res. 266. A resolution celebrating 90 years of United 
     States-Polish diplomatic relations, during which Poland has 
     proven to be an exceptionally strong partner to the United 
     States in advancing freedom around the world; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Richardson, Ms. 
             Kosmas, Mr. Paul, and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution recognizing the cultural and 
     historical significance of Nowruz, expressing appreciation to 
     Iranian-Americans for their contributions to society, and 
     wishing Iranian-Americans and the people of Iran a prosperous 
     new year; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. Barrow):
       H. Res. 268. A resolution recognizing and supporting the 
     goals and ideals of Earth Hour 2009; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. Burgess):
       H. Res. 269. A resolution supporting the goals of 
     Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Carter, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H. Res. 270. A resolution recognizing the establishment of 
     Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and 
     the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease 
     hunger and help feed those in need; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Courtney, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Welch, and Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts):
       H. Res. 271. A resolution recognizing the need to support 
     the development and enforcement of a well-informed national 
     long-term care strategy to solve the problems of cost, 
     quality, and access to long-term care in the home and 
     community, and the imperativeness of including long-term care 
     in the comprehensive health care reform agenda; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and 
     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 Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Wamp):
       H. Res. 272. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to strike rule XXVIII, popularly known as 
     the ``Gephardt rule'', and to provide that any measure that 
     increases the statutory limit on the public debt shall be 
     stand alone and require a recorded vote; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           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, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Titus, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Carter, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Payne, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr.

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             McMahon, Mr. Space, Mr. Engel, Ms. Tsongas, and Mr. 
             Garrett of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 273. A resolution recognizing the 188th anniversary 
     of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and 
     American democracy; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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