[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5483-H5485]
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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 2343. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the partial payment requirement on submissions 
     of offers-in-compromise; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Boucher, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2344. A bill to amend section 114 of title 17, United 
     States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction 
     and performance of sound recordings by webcasters; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Simpson, 
             and Mr. Broun of Georgia):
       H.R. 2345. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     provide for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for health 
     care practices with 20 or fewer employees; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 2347. A bill to encourage the manufacture and use of 
     efficient and advanced electric transmission cables, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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. HOYER:
       H.R. 2348. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage investment in electric transmission 
     technologies that improve the efficiency of power delivery; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Boccieri, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. Kilroy):
       H.R. 2349. A bill to provide in personam jurisdiction in 
     civil actions against contractors of the United States 
     Government performing contracts abroad with respect to 
     serious bodily injuries of members of the Armed Forces, 
     civilian employees of the United States Government, and 
     United States citizen employees of companies performing work 
     for the United States Government in connection with 
     contractor activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Driehaus, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Giffords, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Maffei, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Patrick J. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Schrader, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sires, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2350. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Social Security Act to increase the number of primary 
     care physicians and primary care providers and to improve 
     patient access to primary care services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Scott of Georgia, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 2351. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     increase the borrowing authority of the National Credit Union 
     Administration, establish a National Credit Union Share 
     Insurance Fund restoration plan period, assess insured credit 
     unions for the costs associated with the corporate credit 
     union stabilization effort on an anti-cyclical basis, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Nye, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Halvorson, and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 2352. A bill to amend the Small Business Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 2353. A bill to require electric utilities to notify 
     electric consumers of the cost of emission allowances 
     associated with the electricity delivered to such consumers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Burgess, and Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 2354. A bill to provide for increased research, 
     coordination, and expansion of health promotion programs 
     through the Department of Health and Human Services; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 2355. A bill to establish a National Goods Movement 
     Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure 
     projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate 
     environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and 
     enhance the security of transported goods; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BACA:
       H.R. 2356. A bill to amend section 1119 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each State 
     educational agency receiving assistance under part A of title 
     I of such Act to consider a teacher highly qualified if the 
     teacher is (or was) highly qualified in at least 1 other 
     State and has at least 5 years of teaching experience; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. BONO MACK:
       H.R. 2357. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to facilitate number portability in order to increase 
     consumer choice of voice service provider; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Wittman):
       H.R. 2358. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require coverage under the Medicaid Program for 
     freestanding birth center services; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Bartlett):
       H.R. 2359. A bill to ensure parity between the temporary 
     duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Halvorson, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Peters, Ms. Granger, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
             Dent, Ms. Bean, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 2360. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for 
     small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a 
     choice of private health plans and make health coverage more 
     affordable, predictable, and accessible; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and 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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 2361. A bill to require the accreditation of English 
     language training programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Ms. 
             Titus):
       H.R. 2362. A bill to amend the Energy and Policy Act of 
     2005 to reauthorize a provision relating to geothermal lease 
     revenue, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
     a pilot project to streamline certain Federal renewable 
     energy permitting processes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2363. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to provide for ceremonies on or near Independence 
     Day for administering oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants 
     whose applications for naturalization have been approved; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Minnick, 
             Mr. Schrader, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2364. A bill to amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air 
     Act to change the definition of renewable biomass in the 
     renewable fuel program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Boren, 
             Mr. Platts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Costello, Mr. Carney, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, and 
             Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 2365. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-
     of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits 
     under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. HIGGINS:
       H.R. 2366. 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 group and individual 
     health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide 
     for coverage of oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable 
     than the coverage provided for intravenously administered 
     anticancer medications; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     Labor, 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. HODES:
       H.R. 2367. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit to employers for reimbursing the 
     expenses of employees who provide carpooling; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Massa, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McNerney, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cardoza, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and Mr. 
             Costa):
       H.R. 2368. A bill to encourage water efficiency; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed 
     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. KENNEDY (for himself and Mrs. Bono Mack):
       H.R. 2369. A bill to improve mental and substance use 
     health care; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 2370. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information 
     by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for 
     election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Markey 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 2371. A bill to use tradable greenhouse gas emission 
     allowances under the American Clean Energy and Security Act 
     of 2009 to provide assistance to residential and commercial 
     consumers of home heating oil and propane in reducing the 
     effective costs of such fuels through State programs to 
     deliver cost-effective efficiency programs and other consumer 
     assistance; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAULSEN:
       H.R. 2372. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca 
     Mountain site remains the designated site for the development 
     of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive 
     waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 2373. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to restore payments for home oxygen 
     therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need; 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. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 2374. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     make credit scores available to consumers once each year free 
     of charge and to allow consumers to see the credit score used 
     in connection with any particular lending or credit decision, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Klein of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Kirk):
       H.R. 2375. A bill to require the application of sanctions 
     against affiliates of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2376. A bill to withhold United States funding from 
     the United Nations Human Rights Council; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2377. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     establish and administer an awards program recognizing 
     excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
     providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
     higher education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Broun 
             of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historical and national significance of the many 
     contributions of John William Heisman to the sport of 
     football; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Kirk, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Royce, Mr. Garrett 
             of New Jersey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Schock, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pence, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     support of Congress for the Jewish community in Venezuela; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):

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       H. Res. 424. A resolution authorizing and directing the 
     Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House 
     should impeach Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the United States 
     District Court for the Southern District of Texas; to the 
     Committee on Rules; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H. Res. 425. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. McNERNEY (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H. Res. 426. A resolution honoring police officers and law 
     enforcement professionals during Police Week; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINTYRE (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
             Rehberg):
       H. Res. 428. A resolution recognizing the immeasurable 
     contributions of fathers in the healthy development of 
     children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
     greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their 
     children, especially on Father's Day; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MELANCON:
       H. Res. 429. A resolution congratulating Jockey Calvin 
     Borel for his victory at the 135th Kentucky Derby; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Maffei, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. Titus, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. Filner):
       H. Res. 430. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     citizens of Italy and support for the Government of Italy in 
     the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the 
     Abruzzo region of central Italy; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 431. A resolution impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge 
     of the United States District Court for the Southern District 
     of Texas, for high crimes and misdemeanors; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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