[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 62 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4838-H4840]
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. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 2100. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the Arizona 
     Game and Fish Department, for use as a public shooting range; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mr. 
             Massa):
       H.R. 2101. A bill to promote reform and independence in the 
     oversight of weapons system acquisition by the Department of 
     Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Sestak, Mr. Sires, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Perriello, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Honda, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Kennedy):
       H.R. 2102. A bill to establish the United States Public 
     Service Academy; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             Watson, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Farr, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McNerney, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Walz, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2103. A bill to protect girls in developing countries 
     through the prevention of child marriage, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2104. A bill to require public employees to perform 
     the inspection of State and local surface transportation 
     projects, and related essential public functions, to ensure 
     public safety, the cost-effective use of transportation 
     funding, and timely project delivery; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, 
     fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the 
     tax consequences of employee athletic facility use; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SPEIER:
       H.R. 2107. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct a public education campaign on 
     umbilical cord blood stem cells, 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 Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 2108. A bill to protect home buyers from predatory 
     lending practices; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Kilroy, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             and Mr. Sestak):
       H.R. 2109. A bill to improve and enhance research and 
     programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Jordan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Butterfield, and Ms. Foxx):
       H.R. 2110. A bill to limit the authority of States to tax 
     certain income of employees for employment duties performed 
     in other States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 2111. A bill to establish the Congressional Commission 
     on Financial Accountability and Preparedness to examine and 
     report upon the facts and causes relating to the breakdown in 
     the financial and credit markets in 2008, and investigate and 
     report to the Congress on its findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations for prosecution of criminal behavior; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Lance):
       H.R. 2112. A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency 
     response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner; 
     to the

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     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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. HARE (for himself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Sutton, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Bishop of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2113. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one 
     establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report 
     work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lee of 
             New York, and Mr. Massa):
       H.R. 2114. A bill to amend the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
     include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the 
     Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program, 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. HILL (for himself and Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2115. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Men's Health; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Minnick, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Childers, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Berry, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Kratovil, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Bright, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Space, Mr. Nye, Mr. Gordon of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Baca, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 2116. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps 
     and the pay-as-you-go requirement, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 2117. A bill to amend title II of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 to establish financial literacy 
     education programs for newly naturalized citizens of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lance, 
             Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey):
       H.R. 2118. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for more detailed 
     repayment procedures for assistance received under the 
     Troubled Asset Relief Program; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lance, 
             Ms. Jenkins, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 2119. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to require that repayments of 
     assistance from the Troubled Asset Relief Program funds go to 
     paying down the public debt; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2120. A bill to provide for exploration, development, 
     and production activities for mineral resources on the outer 
     Continental Shelf, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science and Technology, and 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2121. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     Federal Property to the Galveston Historical Foundation; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 2122. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a special rule for allocating the cover over 
     of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin 
     Islands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 2123. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition of and to commemorate the 1863 
     invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and 
     President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 2124. A bill to extend subsections (c) and (d) of 
     section 114 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension 
     Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-173) to provide for regulatory 
     stability during the development of facility and patient 
     criteria for long-term care hospitals under the Medicare 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H.R. 2125. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out programs and activities to improve highway 
     safety; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 2126. A bill to provide for free mailing privileges 
     for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of 
     the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SOUDER:
       H.R. 2127. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the income eligibility and service-connected 
     disability rating requirements for the veterans beneficiary 
     travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself and Mr. Ellsworth):
       H.R. 2128. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require information on the value of any personal 
     residence and on the balance, interest rate, and remaining 
     number of years of any mortgage secured by real property to 
     be included in the annual financial disclosure reports 
     required to be filed under such Act; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, and 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Space, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 2129. A bill to protect consumers from price-gouging 
     of gasoline and other fuels, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2130. A bill to establish programs to provide 
     counseling to homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections 
     and to train counselors to provide such counseling, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hare, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Berkley, and 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan):
       H.R. 2131. A bill to amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States 
     Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, and Mr. Sablan):
       H. Con. Res. 109. Concurrent resolution honoring the 20th 
     anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in the 
     Nation's Capital and its transition to the Susan G. Komen 
     Global Race for the Cure on June 6, 2009, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H. Con. Res. 110. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Celiac Awareness Month, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McMahon, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Holt, Mr. 
             Grayson, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Engel, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Poe of Texas,

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             Mr. Lance, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 364. A resolution condemning all forms of anti-
     Semitism and reaffirming the support of Congress for the 
     mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-
     Semitism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Coble, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H. Res. 366. A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary 
     of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and expressing support 
     for designation of 2010 through 2020 as the ``Decade of 
     Vision''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. 
             Castle, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard):
       H. Res. 367. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Train Day; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Mr. Latham, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H. Res. 368. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team on winning the 2009 NCAA 
     Division I National Wrestling Championships; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself and Ms. Kilroy):
       H. Res. 369. A resolution congratulating the Columbus Crew 
     on winning the 2008 Major League Soccer Cup; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Sestak, 
             Mr. Kirk, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Lujan, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Berkley, Mr. McMahon, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Maffei, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Israel, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Kosmas, Mrs. Dahlkemper, and Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia):
       H. Res. 370. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April 27, 2009, as ``National Healthy Schools 
     Day''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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