[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4025-H4026]
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. ALTMIRE (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1699. A bill to require that certain complex 
     diagnostic laboratory tests performed by an independent 
     laboratory after a hospital outpatient encounter or inpatient 
     stay during which the specimen involved was collected shall 
     be treated as services for which payment may be made directly 
     to the laboratory under part B of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act; 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Watson, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Fallin, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District 
     of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National 
     Women's History Museum; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 1701. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a special review 
     board for certain former members of the Armed Forces with 
     post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 1702. A bill to authorize assistance for affordable 
     housing and sustainable urban development in developing 
     countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 1703. A bill to require a study and comprehensive 
     analytical report on transforming America by reforming the 
     Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on 
     individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax 
     code with a transaction fee-based system; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H.R. 1704. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve mental and behavioral health services on college 
     campuses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to create a Financial Product Safety 
     Commission, to provide consumers with stronger protections 
     and better information in connection with consumer financial 
     products, and to give providers of consumer financial 
     products more regulatory certainty; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies 
     from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry 
     of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1707. A bill to increase housing, awareness, and 
     navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals 
     with autism spectrum disorders; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 1708. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
     individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to 
     eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
     threatening conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 1709. A bill to establish a committee under the 
     National Science and Technology Council with the 
     responsibility to coordinate science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics education activities and 
     programs of all Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science and Technology, 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hare, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 1710. A bill to include family therapists on the list 
     of professionals recognized to provide public school mental 
     health services under the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1711. A bill to express the policy of the United 
     States regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians, to provide a process for the reorganization of a 
     Native Hawaiian government and the recognition by the United 
     States of the Native Hawaiian government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. Westmoreland, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite 
             of Florida, and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account 
     in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to 
     hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension 
     of investment of

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     amounts held in the Account until enactment of legislation 
     providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment 
     vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to 
     establish a Social Security Investment Commission to make 
     recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the 
     Social Security surplus in the Trust Fund; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOREN (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             Sullivan, and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 1713. A bill to name the South Central Agricultural 
     Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, 
     Oklahoma, and the facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, 
     Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley ``Wes'' 
     Watkins; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1714. A bill to require that the Board Compensation 
     Committees required for financial institutions receiving 
     assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program include 
     the representation of the financial institution's lowest paid 
     employees; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 1715. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the protection of human subjects in research; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for real property taxes on the 
     principal residences to all individuals whether or not they 
     itemize other deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Broun of Georgia, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Carter, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Culberson, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             Flake, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1717. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration 
     of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain 
     funds to improve the academic achievement of students; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 1718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking 
     services as medical care expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.R. 1719. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote 
     the use of the Internet by State and local election officials 
     in carrying out voter registration activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1720. A bill to permit statues honoring citizens of 
     the District of Columbia to be placed in Statuary Hall in the 
     same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are 
     placed in Statuary Hall, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     help individuals with functional impairments and their 
     families pay for services and supports that they need to 
     maximize their functionality and independence and have 
     choices about community participation, education, and 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Rules, 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. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H.R. 1722. A bill to improve teleworking in executive 
     agencies by developing a telework program that allows 
     employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours worked 
     in every 2 administrative workweeks, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 1723. A bill to provide for a paid family and medical 
     leave insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. TURNER (for himself and Ms. Sutton):
       H.R. 1724. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the remediation of 
     contaminated sites; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. Pingree of Maine, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Kratovil, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1725. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require, at the option of a State, drug manufacturers 
     to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs 
     as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for 
     outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicaid Program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Foxx, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Gingrey 
             of Georgia, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fleming, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Akin, Mr. Issa, 
             Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Posey, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             and Mr. Conaway):
       H.J. Res. 41. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the 
     President from entering into a treaty or other international 
     agreement that would provide for the United States to adopt 
     as legal tender in the United States a currency issued by an 
     entity other than the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred 
     Hearts in Hawai`i; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be 
     issued honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael 
     Schwerner; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FLAKE
       H. Res. 286. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Heller, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Campbell):
       H. Res. 287. A resolution directing the Clerk of the House 
     of Representatives to post on the public Internet site of the 
     Office of the Clerk a record, organized by Member name, of 
     recorded votes taken in the House, and directing each Member 
     who maintains an official public Internet site to provide an 
     electronic link to such record; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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