[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H5790-H5792]
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. COFFMAN of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             and Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 2472. A bill to prevent the fraudulent use of social 
     security account numbers by allowing the sharing of social 
     security data among agencies of the United States for 
     identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement 
     purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 2473. A bill to improve Department of Defense policies 
     relating to body armor; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, 
             Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Issa, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2474. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that in the case of an individual entitled to 
     educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational 
     Assistance program who is enrolled at an institution of 
     higher education in a State in which the public institutions 
     charge only fees in lieu of tuition, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall allow the individual to use all or any 
     portion of the amounts payable for the established charges 
     for the program of education to pay any amount of the 
     individual's tuition or fees for that program of education; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 2475. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to 
     modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 2476. A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area 
     Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of 
     National Forest System land that are subject to ski area 
     permits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. DENT (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 2477. A bill to provide for an extension of the 
     authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate 
     the security of chemical facilities; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2478. A bill to support stabilization and lasting 
     peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's 
     Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to 
     support multilateral efforts to successfully protect 
     civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's 
     Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian 
     relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional 
     justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 2479. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify the designation of accreditation 
     organizations for prosthetic devices and orthotics and 
     prosthetics, to apply accreditation and licensure 
     requirements to such devices and items for purposes of 
     payment under the Medicare Program, and to modify the payment 
     rules for such devices and items under such program to 
     account for practitioner qualifications and complexity of 
     care; 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. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Bono Mack, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Cohen, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Farr, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sherman, Mr. King of New York, and 
             Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 2480. A bill to improve the accuracy of fur product 
     labeling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Pence):
       H.R. 2481. A bill to require the President to develop a 
     comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan 
     for long-term security and stability in Pakistan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Pence):

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       H.R. 2482. A bill to require the President to develop a 
     comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan 
     for long-term security and stability in Afghanistan, and for 
     other purpose; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grayson, 
             Mrs. Halvorson, Ms. Harman, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Cardoza, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Honda, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Farr, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Hall of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2483. A bill to permanently increase the conforming 
     loan limits for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 
     and the Federal National Mortgage Association and the FHA 
     maximum mortgage amount limitations; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. CAO (for himself, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       H.R. 2484. A bill to provide for disaster assistance for 
     power transmission and distribution facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Walz, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Clarke):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include 
     nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air 
     ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain 
     benefits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 2486. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for support of funeral ceremonies for veterans 
     provided by details that consist solely of members of 
     veterans organizations and other organizations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 2487. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a study on the feasibility of using military 
     identification numbers instead of social security numbers to 
     identify members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       H.R. 2488. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
     Duty (DD Form 214) in order to permit a member of the Armed 
     Forces, upon discharge or release from active duty in the 
     Armed Forces, to include an email address on the form; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.R. 2489. A bill to authorize a comprehensive national 
     cooperative geospatial imagery mapping program through the 
     United States Geological Survey, to promote use of the 
     program for education, workforce training and development, 
     and applied research, and to support Federal, State, tribal, 
     and local government programs; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Kagen, and Mr. Patrick 
             J. Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2490. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain small businesses to defer payment of 
     tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2491. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, 
     reenlistment, retention, or incentive bonus paid to a member 
     of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 2492. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income discharges of student loans 
     the repayment of which is income contingent or income based; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MASSA (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. 
             Maffei):
       H.R. 2493. A bill to prevent wealthy and middle-income 
     foreign states that do business, issue securities, or borrow 
     money in the United States, and then fail to satisfy United 
     States court judgments totaling $100,000,000 or more based on 
     such activities, from inflicting further economic injuries in 
     the United States, from undermining the integrity of United 
     States courts, and from discouraging responsible lending to 
     poor and developing nations by undermining the secondary and 
     primary markets for sovereign debt; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Foreign 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. McHUGH:
       H.R. 2494. A bill to designate 4 counties in the State of 
     New York as high-intensity drug trafficking areas, and to 
     authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Boyd, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 2495. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     enhance authorities with regard to real property that has yet 
     to be reported excess, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2496. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to the children's health insurance 
     program (CHIP) by providing exemptions to CHIP eligibility 
     waiting period requirements; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER of New York:
       H.R. 2497. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     expand and improve transit training programs; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 2498. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
     ``William O. Lipinski Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Baird, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Castle, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dent, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Flake, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Kratovil, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Maffei, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Massa, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Mica, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Polis of Colorado, 
             Mr. Putnam, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Wu, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 2499. A bill to provide for a federally sanctioned 
     self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. 
             Wittman):
       H.R. 2500. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to 
     section 529 college savings plans; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Paulsen):
       H.R. 2501. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under 
     Medicare; 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. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Crowley, 
             Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Himes, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Bean, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H.R. 2502. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the conduct of comparative effectiveness 
     research and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     establish a Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund, 
     and for other purposes; 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. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Austria, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California):

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       H.R. 2503. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require inclusion on the no fly list certain detainees housed 
     at the Naval Air Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. TEAGUE:
       H.R. 2504. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for an increase in the annual amount authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
     out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TEAGUE:
       H.R. 2505. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health 
     platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in 
     rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or 
     traumatic brain injury; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. TEAGUE:
       H.R. 2506. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     ensure the members of the Armed Forces receive mandatory 
     hearing screenings before and after deployments and to direct 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to mandate that tinnitus be 
     listed as a mandatory condition for treatment by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Auditory Centers of Excellence 
     and that research on the preventing, treating, and curing of 
     tinnitus be conducted; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2507. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of 
     providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the 
     provision of Federal economic development assistance to 
     certain similarly situated individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mr. Kagen):
       H. Res. 458. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal Government should 
     encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, 
     and farmers' markets; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Res. 459. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of ``National Safety Month''; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.

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