[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H6902-H6903]
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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. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Massa, Mr. Payne, Mr. Platts, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin):
       H.R. 2882. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational 
     elementary and secondary schools to make available 
     information on equality in school athletic programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 2883. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide for security at wastewater treatment 
     works, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 2884. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that electricity produced in certain 
     possessions of the United States and other areas is eligible 
     for the credit for electricity produced from certain 
     renewable resources; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 2885. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from 
     certain renewable resources and the investment energy credit 
     to include ocean thermal energy conversion projects; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 2886. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide the nonbusiness energy property and 
     residential energy efficient property tax incentives to 
     residents of certain possessions of the Unites States and 
     other areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 2887. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing 
     in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Wu, 
             and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 2888. A bill to provide for the designation of the 
     Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to 
     designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State 
     of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Wu, 
             and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 2889. A bill to modify the boundary of the Oregon 
     Caves National Monument, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
             Wu):
       H.R. 2890. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate certain river segments in Oregon as wild or 
     scenic rivers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Space):
       H.R. 2891. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hensarling, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 2893. A bill to amend section 5318 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to eliminate regulatory burdens imposed on 
     insured depository institutions and money services businesses 
     and enhance the availability of transaction accounts at 
     depository institutions for such business, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr.

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             Capuano, Mr. Obey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Stark, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Walz, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Olver, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Honda, Mr. Wu, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Himes, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Massa, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Polis of 
             Colorado, Mr. Lance, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2894. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under 
     title III of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. CARDOZA (for himself and Mr. Lujan):
       H.R. 2895. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-
     sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by 
     certain small electric energy generation systems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Financial Services, and 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. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 2896. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to provide the same treatment for covered bonds as for 
     other qualified financial contracts to which a depository 
     institution is a party when such institution is in 
     receivership or conservatorship, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Ms. Lee of 
             California):
       H.R. 2897. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to return a sense of fairness and accountability to the 
     deposit insurance premium assessment process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. HALVORSON:
       H.R. 2898. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide support services for family caregivers of disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2899. A bill to address the public health and safety 
     threat presented by the risk of catastrophic wildfire on 
     Federal forestlands of the State of California by requiring 
     the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to 
     hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, and forest 
     health; 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. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Mack):
       H.R. 2900. A bill to repeal the wage rate requirements 
     commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Taylor, 
             Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 2901. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits for members of the Coast Guard, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, 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. MASSA (for himself, Mr. Perriello, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 2902. A bill to authorize the Federal Trade 
     Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications 
     Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major 
     broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such 
     plans are fairly based on cost; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 2903. A bill to establish an assistance program for 
     the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage 
     gaps that are created from the transition from analog to 
     digital signals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 2904. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     holding ownership interests, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 2905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to 
     modify the credit by repealing the first-time homebuyer 
     requirement and waiving recapture; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 2906. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     specifically include problem and pathological gambling in 
     programs of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
     Administration and to establish a national program to address 
     the harmful consequences of problem gambling; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 2907. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to ensure that recipients of 
     assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program repay such 
     assistance only if they would remain well capitalized after 
     such repayment; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H. Res. 548. A resolution providing for the election of 
     certain minority members to a standing committee; considered 
     and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H. Res. 549. A resolution expressing support for all 
     Iranian citizens who struggle for freedom, human rights, 
     civil liberties, and the protection of the rule of law; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Boozman):
       H. Res. 550. A resolution recognizing the ``Day of the 
     African Child'' on June 16, 2009, devoted to the theme of 
     child survival and to emphasize the importance of reducing 
     maternal, newborn, and child deaths in Africa; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H. Res. 551. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the interstate compact regarding 
     water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin 
     approved by the Congress in Public Law 110-342 expressly 
     prohibited the sale, diversion, or export of water from 
     States in the Great Lakes Basin; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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