[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 49 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3747-H3748]
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. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 1659. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the Presidential 
     designee responsible for carrying out Federal functions under 
     the Act to have experience in election administration and be 
     approved by the Senate, to establish the Overseas Voting 
     Advisory Board to oversee the administration of the Act so 
     that American citizens who live overseas or serve in the 
     military can participate in elections for public office, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 
     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. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Nunes, and 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 1660. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of 
     H-2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and 
     sheepherders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 1661. A bill to establish a health registry to ensure 
     that certain individuals who may have been exposed to 
     formaldehyde in a

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     travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such 
     registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 1662. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers to 
     provide to parents information regarding whether such 
     providers carry current liability insurance; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Walden, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Platts, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Poe 
             of Texas, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Royce, and 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan):
       H.R. 1663. A bill to require State and local law 
     enforcement agencies to determine the immigration status of 
     all individuals arrested by such agencies for a felony, to 
     require such agencies to report to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security when they have arrested for a felony an alien 
     unlawfully present in the United States, to require mandatory 
     Federal detention of such individuals pending removal in 
     cases where they are not otherwise detained, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAYSON (for himself, Mr. Himes, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Welch, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Perriello, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 1664. A bill to amend the executive compensation 
     provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 
     2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and 
     compensation not based on performance standards; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mica, 
             and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1665. A bill to structure Coast Guard acquisition 
     processes and policies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Shuler, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mr. Farr, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 1666. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism 
     for a carbon market that ensures price stability with 
     environmental integrity; 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. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 1667. A bill to prohibit profiteering and fraud 
     relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction 
     efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
       H.R. 1668. A bill to debar or suspend contractors from 
     Federal contracting for unlawful employment of aliens, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
     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 Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 1669. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to establish a market for municipal securities, to require 
     cooperation between the Secretary and the Chairman of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in 
     addressing the municipal securities market situation 
     including through the establishment of municipal securities 
     funding facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Israel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Olver, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Sestak, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 1670. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older 
     Americans with equal access to community-based attendant 
     services and supports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Wu, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Simpson, and Mr. Space):
       H.R. 1671. A bill to understand and comprehensively address 
     the oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Inslee, 
             and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 1672. A bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits 
     Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection 
     of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 1673. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 with respect to bonus payments; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1674. A bill to amend the National Consumer 
     Cooperative Bank Act to allow for the treatment of the 
     nonprofit corporation affiliate of the Bank as a community 
     development financial institution for purposes of the 
     Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act 
     of 1994; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Sires, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1675. A bill to amend section 811 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the 
     program under such section for supportive housing for persons 
     with disabilities; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 1676. A bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure 
     the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H. Con. Res. 77. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of the 
     legislation authorizing the establishment of collegiate 
     programs at Gallaudet University; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H. Res. 274. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of March as National Nutrition Month; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 275. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that all public elementary schools and 
     public secondary schools should display a copy of the 
     Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill 
     of Rights; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. NUNES:
       H. Res. 276. A resolution to provide earmark reform in the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on Rules, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     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.

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