[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4685-H4687]
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. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Wu, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mr. Lujan):
       H.R. 2020. A bill to amend the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking 
     and information technology research, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Heller, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Latta, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lee of New York, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 2021. A bill to help rebuild retirement, college, and 
     personal savings; 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 Mr. MURTHA (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, and Mrs. Bono Mack):
       H.R. 2022. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for tax preferred savings accounts for 
     individuals under age 26, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2023. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the estate and gift tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Davis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Shuler, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, and Mr. Watt):
       H.R. 2024. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to facilitate the 
     accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety 
     systems for commercial motor vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MINNICK (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 2025. A bill to ensure public access to Federal land 
     and to the airspace over Federal land; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     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. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Latta, 
             Mr. Marchant, and Mr. Conaway):
       H.R. 2026. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to make non-union training programs eligible for Federal 
     funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 2027. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish limitations on the use of whole-body imaging 
     technology for aircraft passenger screening, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Ms. Giffords, 
             Mr. Brady of

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             Texas, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             and Mr. Mitchell):
       H.R. 2028. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward 
     benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements 
     in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the 
     Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve 
     coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Education and Labor, Rules, 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. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 2029. A bill to authorize the Marine Mammal Commission 
     to establish a national research program to fund basic and 
     applied research on marine mammals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2030. A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-
     time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a 
     sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the 
     United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul 
     Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BOREN (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, and Mr. Ross):
       H.R. 2031. A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial 
     filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 
     persons or fewer; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2032. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries 
     that result in permanent disability; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Cao, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Melancon, and Mr. 
             Scalise):
       H.R. 2033. A bill to apply an alternative payment amount 
     under the Medicare Program for certain graduate medical 
     education programs established to train residents displaced 
     by natural disasters; 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. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, and Mr. Hodes):
       H.R. 2034. A bill to permit refinancing of certain loans 
     under the Rural Housing Service program for guaranteed loans 
     for rural housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Berry, Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Holden, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Taylor, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Platts, Mr. Cao, and Mr. 
             Davis of Alabama):
       H.R. 2035. A bill to provide for programs that reduce 
     abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new 
     parents; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 
     Labor, and 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. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 2036. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to expand grant programs for gifted and 
     talented students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. 
             Fortenberry):
       H.R. 2037. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exception to the reduction of renewable 
     energy credit for certain authority under the Farm Security 
     and Rural Investment Act of 2002; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HODES (for himself, Ms. Giffords, and Mr. 
             Perriello):
       H.R. 2038. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a 
     candidate who is a Member of Congress from accepting 
     contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought 
     a Congressional earmark; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 2039. A bill to clarify the applicability of the Buy 
     American Act to products purchased for the use of the 
     legislative branch, to prohibit the application of any of the 
     exceptions to the requirements of such Act to products 
     bearing a Congressional seal, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 2040. A bill to authorize a process by which the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall process acquisitions of 
     certain real property of the Samish Indian Nation into trust, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2041. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2042. A bill to authorize additional appropriations to 
     the National Institutes of Health for research on the early 
     detection of and the reduction of mortality rates attributed 
     to breast cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2043. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing 
     faculty and students, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2044. A bill to reduce childhood obesity, and for 
     other purposes; 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. 
             Clarke):
       H.R. 2045. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid for household and 
     dependent care services necessary for gainful employment and 
     to increase, and make refundable, the credit for such 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2046. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and 
     to provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Bilbray, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 2047. A bill to authorize appropriations for Operation 
     Stonegarden of the Department of Homeland Security; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 2048. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Office of Detention and Removal of United States Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 2049. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical 
     centers 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. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 2050. A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery 
     for introduction into interstate commerce of novelty 
     lighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 2051. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize extended benefits for certain autistic dependents 
     of certain retirees; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 2052. A bill to provide for special rules relating to 
     assistance concerning the Greensburg, Kansas tornado; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2053. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 525 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the 
     ``Albert Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Lee of

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             California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kind, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Sestak, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Wu, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Filner, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Honda, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Matsui, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Sires, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Michaud, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Perlmutter):
       H.R. 2054. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Simpson, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mrs. 
             Tauscher):
       H.R. 2055. A bill to establish a Salmon Stronghold 
     Partnership program to protect wild Pacific salmon, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 2056. A bill to reform the financing of House 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Ways and Means, and 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. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2057. A bill to protect the rights of consumers to 
     diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, 
             Mr. Costa, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Kind, Mr. Sestak, and Ms. McCollum):
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and 
     Prevention Month; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MINNICK:
       H. Res. 351. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a Federal statute requiring firearm 
     registration would unduly burden the Second Amendment right 
     of the people to keep and bear arms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Minnick, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Boccieri):
       H. Res. 353. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Global Youth Service Days; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H. Res. 354. A resolution recognizing that the climate 
     system of the Earth is warming and that most of the increase 
     in global average temperatures is very likely due to the 
     observed increase in human greenhouse gas emissions; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOTTER:
       H. Res. 355. A resolution recognizing May 17-23, 2009, as 
     National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and calling upon all 
     municipalities to work with the American Veterinary Medical 
     Association, the United States Postal Service, and the 
     American Academy of Pediatrics to adopt and implement 
     effective dog bite injury prevention programs to protect 
     Postal Service employees, including laws encouraging 
     responsible dog ownership; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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