[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4998-H4999]
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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Castle, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 2159. A bill to increase public safety by permitting 
     the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the 
     issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or 
     suspected dangerous terrorist; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. Kilroy, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2160. A bill to promote and encourage the valuable 
     public service, disaster relief, and emergency communications 
     provided on a volunteer basis by licensees of the Federal 
     Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service, by 
     undertaking a study of the uses of amateur radio for 
     emergency and disaster relief communications, by identifying 
     unnecessary or unreasonable impediments to the deployment of 
     Amateur Radio emergency and disaster relief communications, 
     and by making recommendations for relief of such unreasonable 
     restrictions so as to expand the uses of amateur radio 
     communications in Homeland Security planning and response; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Courtney, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Wu, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Fudge, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Ms. 
             Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 2161. A bill to nullify certain regulations 
     promulgated under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
     and restore prior regulations and to direct the Secretary of 
     Labor to revise certain additional regulations under that 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 
     House Administration, 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. MINNICK (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 2162. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in 
     Nampa, Idaho, as the ``Herbert A Littleton Postal Station''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, and Mr. Klein of Florida):
       H.R. 2163. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make grants for certain streetcar projects, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, and Mr. Klein of Florida):
       H.R. 2164. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     modify the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to 
     make grants for new fixed guideway capital projects, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2165. A bill to amend Part II of the Federal Power Act 
     to address known cybersecurity threats to the reliability of 
     the bulk power system, and to provide emergency authority to 
     address future cybersecurity threats to the reliability of 
     the bulk power system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 2166. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide universal service support to head start programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. 
             Ortiz):
       H.R. 2167. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
     feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos 
     del Rio Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2168. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend the penalty on underpayments of Federal 
     income tax for unemployed individuals; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2169. A bill to limit Federal spending to a percentage 
     of GDP; 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 Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 2170. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a program to provide covered institutions loans for 
     conversion to use of biomass for energy generation; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Platts, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Gordon of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Israel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Nadler of New 
             York, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 2171. A bill to authorize the Archivist of the United 
     States to make grants to States for the preservation and 
     dissemination of historical records; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. McMahon, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Jones, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Taylor, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 2172. A bill to promote secure ferry transportation 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 2173. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1009 Crystal Road in Island 
     Falls, Maine, as the ``Carl B. Smith Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 2174. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 18 Main Street in Howland, 
     Maine, as the ``Clyde Hichborn Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2175. A bill to prohibit as indecent the broadcasting 
     of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of 
     erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 2176. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to continue the ability of hospitals to supply a 
     needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by 
     preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied 
     health education programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2177. A bill to require accountability for personnel 
     performing private security functions under Federal 
     contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 2178. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to 
     crack cocaine offenses; 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. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Minnick):
       H.R. 2179. A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights 
     up to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways of the 
     Interstate System in the State of Idaho, which would provide 
     significant savings in the transportation of goods throughout 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TEAGUE (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2180. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     waive housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-
     connected disabilities called to active service; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 2181. A bill to require servicers of mortgages on 
     single family homes to provide notice to mortgagors of 
     possible eligibility for Federal mortgage assistance; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H.R. 2182. A bill to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and 
     local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Courtney, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Spratt, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, and 
             Ms. Tsongas):
       H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution recognizing the service, 
     sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned 
     Officers of the United States Army; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Cao, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Castle, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Altmire, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Mack, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Schrader, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Upton, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 114. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued to honor our Nation's disabled veterans; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 377. A resolution recognizing Armed Forces Day and 
     the exemplary service of the members of the United States 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Mack, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. McCaul, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Schock, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Olson, Mr. Flake, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Royce, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Calvert):
       H. Res. 378. A resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary 
     of the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female 
     Prime Minister of Great Britain; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. Wu, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Clay, and Mr. 
             Camp):
       H. Res. 380. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April as ``National Donate Life Month'' and 
     expressing gratitude to all Americans who have communicated 
     their intent to be organ and tissue donors; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.

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