[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 69 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5306-H5307]
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. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and 
             Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 2265. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Magna Water 
     District water reuse and groundwater recharge project, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2266. A bill to delay for 1 year the date for 
     compliance with certain regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of 
     title 31, United States Code; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Perriello, and Mr. 
             Sablan):
       H.R. 2267. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide for consumer 
     protections on the Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to regulate and tax Internet gambling; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Taylor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cao, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
             Melancon):
       H.R. 2269. A bill to establish the Gulf Coast Civic Works 
     Commission within the Department of Homeland Security Office 
     of Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast Rebuilding to administer 
     the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to provide job-training 
     opportunities and increase employment to aid in the recovery 
     of the Gulf Coast region; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial 
     Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural 
     Resources, and 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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Walz, and Ms. Herseth 
             Sandlin):
       H.R. 2270. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a compensation fund to make 
     payments to qualified World War II veterans on the basis of 
     certain qualifying service; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, and 
             Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 2271. A bill to prevent United States businesses from 
     cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the 
     Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to 
     fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to 
     promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to restore 
     public confidence in the integrity of United States 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. RUSH (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Costello, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Farr, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Ms. Clarke, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Clay, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Filner, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 2272. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Sherman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 2273. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing 
     ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes; 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. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Linder, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Marchant, 
             Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 2274. A bill to repeal ineffective or unneccesary 
     education programs in order to restore the focus of Federal 
     programs on quality preschool, elementary, secondary, and 
     postsecondary education programs for disadvantaged students 
     and students with disabilities; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 2275. A bill to support research and public awareness 
     activities with respect to inflammatory bowel disease, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2276. A bill to establish grants to provide health 
     services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, 
     obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Schwartz, 
             and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 2277. A bill to establish and provide for the 
     treatment of Individual Development Accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 2278. A bill to direct the President to transmit to 
     Congress a report on anti-American incitement to violence in 
     the Middle East, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rush, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Lee of California, and Ms. 
             Sutton):
       H.R. 2279. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate contributing factors to disparities 
     in breast cancer treatment through the development of a 
     uniform set of consensus-based breast cancer treatment 
     performance measures for a 6-year quality reporting system 
     and value-based purchasing system under the Medicare Program; 
     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 Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Kissell, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Costello, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 2280. A bill to reauthorize the impact aid program 
     under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KAGEN (for himself and Mr. Edwards of Texas):
       H.R. 2281. A bill to establish a temporary program in the 
     Small Business Administration to assist small business 
     concerns by decreasing interest payments for certain loans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 
     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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2282. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 2283. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive 
     the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements 
     for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2284. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to defer tax on income reinvested 
     in a partnership or S corporation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       H.R. 2285. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a business credit

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     for the acquisition of fleet vehicles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2286. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that an 
     employee whose employment for an employer is not otherwise 
     covered for social security benefit purposes may irrevocably 
     elect to have his or her employment with such employer 
     treated as so covered and subject to social security taxes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Gary 
             G. Miller of California, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Platts, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska):
       H.R. 2287. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment 
     income wages earned for services by aliens illegally 
     performed in the United States and self-employment income 
     derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Ms. Markey of Colorado, 
             Mr. Lujan, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Polis of 
             Colorado, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr. Teague):
       H.R. 2288. A bill to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain 
     annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish 
     recovery programs through fiscal year 2023; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2289. A bill to establish a meaningful opportunity for 
     parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to 
     life in prison, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Royce, and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 2290. A bill to provide for the application of 
     measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, Syria, or 
     North Korea certain goods, services, or technology that could 
     assist Iran, Syria, or North Korea to extract or mill their 
     domestic sources of uranium ore; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H.R. 2291. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate coinsurance for screening 
     mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests in order to 
     promote the early detection of cancer; 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2292. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require coverage of 
     preventive care for children; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     Labor, and 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. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 2293. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require 
     a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade to be included in 
     the trade advisory committee system, to require public health 
     organizations to be included on the Advisory Committee for 
     Trade Policy and Negotiations and other relevant sectoral or 
     functional advisory committees, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Nadler of New 
             York, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Coble, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Ms. Berkley, Ms. Speier, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Baca, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boren, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Bean, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Herseth 
             Sandlin, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             Kilroy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Massa, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Israel, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Clarke, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Sires, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Hare):
       H. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Pence, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Dent, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Olson, 
             and Mr. Austria):
       H. Res. 404. A resolution directing the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to transmit to the House of 
     Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the 
     adoption of this resolution, copies of documents relating to 
     the Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Assessment 
     titled, ``Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political 
     Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and 
     Recruitment''; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H. Res. 405. A resolution commending the heroic efforts of 
     the people fighting the floods in North Dakota; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
             Berkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, 
             and Ms. Bordallo):
       H. Res. 407. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May as ``National Asthma and Allergy Awareness 
     Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Jones, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Walz, Ms. Giffords, and Mr. 
             Bartlett):
       H. Res. 408. A resolution recognizing the vital role family 
     readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and 
     their families; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H. Res. 409. A resolution celebrating the life of President 
     Gerald R. Ford on what would have been his 96th birthday; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Taylor, and Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan):
       H. Res. 410. A resolution recognizing the numerous 
     contributions of the recreational boating community and the 
     boating industry to the continuing prosperity and affluence 
     of the United States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. McKeon, 
             and Mr. Costa):
       H. Res. 411. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the Intermediate Space Challenge in Mojave, California; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Castle, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Massa, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H. Res. 412. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of a National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
             Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 413. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``IEEE Engineering the Future'' Day on May 13, 2009, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.

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