[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 88 (Friday, June 12, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H6742-H6743]
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                      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 Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2843. A bill to provide for the joint appointment of 
     the Architect of the Capitol by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the 
     Majority and Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate, and the chairs and ranking minority members of 
     the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over the Office 
     of the Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. KIND (for himself, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 2844. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to create a value indexing mechanism for the 
     physician work component of the Medicare physician fee 
     schedule; 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. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Griffith, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Lamborn):
       H.R. 2845. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     deploy ground-based interceptors as part of the missile 
     defense system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed 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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Austria, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Forbes, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lee 
             of New York, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Olson, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Scalise, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Turner, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado):
       H.R. 2846. A bill to increase energy independence and job 
     creation by increasing safe American energy production, 
     encouraging the development of alternative and renewable 
     energy, and promoting greater efficiencies and conservation 
     for a cleaner environment; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Armed 
     Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. KIRK:
       H.R. 2848. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     with regard to penalties for trafficking in high potency 
     marihuana, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 2849. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to enter into agreements with States to 
     resolve outstanding claims for reimbursement under the 
     Medicare Program relating to the Special Disability Workload 
     project; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined

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     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 2850. A bill to provide for enhanced retirement 
     benefits for administrative law judges; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and 
             Mr. Austria):
       H.R. 2851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain gains on single-family residential 
     rental property from gross income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 2852. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to build 
     on the aging network to establish long-term services and 
     supports through single-entry point systems, evidence-based 
     disease prevention and health promotion programs, and 
     enhanced nursing home diversion programs; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 2853. A bill to require the purchase of domestically 
     made flags of the United States of America for use by the 
     Federal Government; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CANTOR:
       H.R. 2854. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign $1 Federal reserve notes so as to incorporate the 
     preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list 
     describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list 
     describing the Amendments to the Constitution, on the reverse 
     side of such notes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland (for herself, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. 
             Langevin):
       H.R. 2855. A bill to reduce deaths occurring from drug 
     overdoses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. FALLIN (for herself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. Boren, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Fleming, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 2856. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require that military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, 
     insignia, and other uniform accouterments used by the Armed 
     Forces be produced in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2857. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens 
     and communities from violent criminals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Burgess, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 2858. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement 
     organization (QIO) program; 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 Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2859. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for application of an enhanced Federal 
     matching rate for children under the Medicaid Program if 
     certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Courtney):
       H.R. 2860. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a Medicare operated prescription 
     drug plan option to deliver a meaningful drug benefit and 
     lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program; 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. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Welch, Mr. Holt, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 2861. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to provide for rules and standards relating to the 
     election of boards of directors and certain requirements 
     relating to compensation of executives; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SPACE:
       H.R. 2862. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to provide education and resources to 
     small business concerns that assist such concerns to protect 
     themselves from phishing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Bishop of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2863. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for 
     treatment of certain deferred executive compensation 
     arrangements which is comparable to certain funding-based 
     limits on benefits and benefit accruals imposed on defined 
     benefit pension plans under the Pension Protection Act of 
     2006; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2864. A bill to amend the Hydrographic Services 
     Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire 
     hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific 
     to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United 
     States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and 
     description of coastal changes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2865. A bill to ensure safe, secure, and reliable 
     marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of 
     aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response 
     capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MINNICK (for himself and Mr. McCotter):
       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that China release democratic activist Liu 
     Xiaobo from imprisonment; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 152. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics on the occasion of its 125th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H. Con. Res. 153. Concurrent resolution honoring the 111th 
     anniversary of the independence of the Philippines; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Bean, Mr. 
             Foster, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Hare, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mr. Schock, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Rush):
       H. Res. 538. A resolution supporting Olympic Day on June 
     23, 2009, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee 
     to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 
     Olympic and Paralympic Games; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Baird, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Reichert):
       H. Res. 539. A resolution commending Sonora Smart Dodd for 
     her contribution in recognizing the importance of Father's 
     Day and recognizing the important role fathers play in our 
     families; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Jones, 
             and Mr. Butterfield):
       H. Res. 540. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the 
     catastrophic explosion at the ConAgra Foods plant in Garner, 
     North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Res. 541. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 
     restoration and renovation of the Bishop Museum's historic 
     Hawaiian Hall, the Nation's premier showcase for Hawaiian 
     culture and history, on the occasion of the Museum's 120th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Kissell, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 542. A resolution condemning the ongoing attacks by 
     the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) which have affected innocent 
     civilians in Uganda, South Sudan, Central African Republic, 
     and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. HALVORSON (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Massa, 
             Mr. Hill, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Bean, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Israel, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Teague, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H. Res. 543. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of June as ``Home Safety Month''; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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