[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 102 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H7945-H7946]
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. ISSA:
       H.R. 3137. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide clarification relating to the authority of the United 
     States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional 
     source of funding for commemorative plaques; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3138. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between 
     physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, 
     or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, 
     Medicaid, or SCHIP; 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. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Capito, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Speier, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 3139. A bill to extend the authorization of the 
     national flood insurance program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Jordan of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey):
       H.R. 3140. A bill to rescind unobligated appropriations and 
     repeal certain provisions in the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, Ways and 
     Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' 
     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. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Lucas, and 
             Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 3141. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a DSH redistribution pool from unexpended 
     Medicaid DSH allotments in order to increase Medicaid DSH 
     allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for 
     health access networks serving the uninsured; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 3142. A bill to establish a program to assist 
     homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty 
     making payments on home mortgages; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 3143. A bill to amend the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
     Water System Act of 2000, to extend the authorization of 
     appropriations for that Act; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. DAHLKEMPER:
       H.R. 3144. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and 
     exercise; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3145. A bill to amend the securities laws to prohibit 
     credit default swaps and to provide the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission with the authority to regulate swap 
     agreements; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, Mr. Himes, and Mr. Lance):
       H.R. 3146. A bill to make improvements to the FHA mortgage 
     insurance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 3147. A bill to establish a grant program in the 
     Department of the Treasury to fund the establishment of 
     centers of excellence to support research, development and 
     planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective 
     programs in financial literacy education for young adults and 
     families ages 15-24 years old, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr.

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             Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Ms. Clarke, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Waters, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Towns, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Richardson, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Fudge, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, and 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 3148. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Watson, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 3149. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against 
     prospective and current employees for the purposes of making 
     adverse employment decisions; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Ross, Mr. Kissell, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 3150. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide 
     compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry 
     production contracts were terminated or not renewed because 
     of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost 
     cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company 
     in bankruptcy protection; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HARE (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Illinois):
       H.R. 3151. A bill to permit pass-through payment for 
     reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist 
     services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the 
     reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, 
     including hospitals located in ``Lugar counties'', and for 
     on-call and standby costs for such services; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 3152. A bill to amend titles XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that low-income beneficiaries have 
     improved access to prescription drugs under the Medicare and 
     Medicaid programs; 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. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3153. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax on over-the-counter derivatives 
     transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 3154. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants to increase 
     the number of law enforcement officers on the streets by 5 to 
     10 percent in areas with high incidences of violent crime; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. 
             Halvorson, Mr. Teague, and Mr. Donnelly of Indiana):
       H.R. 3155. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide certain caregivers of veterans with training, 
     support, and medical care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 3156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or 
     incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON:
       H.R. 3157. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the 
     ``Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 3158. A bill to reform health care delivery by 
     providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks 
     to bring health services to the patient by locating community 
     health centers, federally qualified health centers, and 
     community integrated health centers in or near settings that 
     already serve a particular target population, such as 
     schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities; 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. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Kissell, and 
             Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 3159. A bill to provide for the apportionment of funds 
     to airports for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 based on passenger 
     boardings during calendar year 2008 to prevent additional 
     harm to airports already harmed by the financial crisis, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3160. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     assistance to Israel for fiscal year 2010; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3161. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for an additional judgeship for the western district 
     of Michigan; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3162. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make family members of public safety officers killed in the 
     line of duty eligible for coverage under the Federal 
     employees health benefits program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3163. A bill to establish certain requirements 
     relating to area mail processing studies; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hare, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sablan, and Ms. 
             Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 3164. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase, make permanent, and index for inflation the 
     deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary 
     school teachers and to modify the definition of eligible 
     educator for purposes of such deduction to include preschool 
     educators; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 3165. A bill to provide for a program of wind energy 
     research, development, and demonstration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Lee of New York, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hodes):
       H.R. 3166. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 to index for inflation the payment rate 
     for payments under the milk income loss contract program; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.J. Res. 59. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights 
     of crime victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H. Res. 621. A resolution ensuring access to affordable and 
     quality health care without increasing the Federal budget or 
     contributing to market inflation while providing greater 
     choices for patient-focused care for individuals and 
     families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. STUPAK:
       H. Res. 623. A resolution requesting that the President 
     focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention 
     and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal 
     efforts to participate in National Night Out, which occurs 
     the first Tuesday of August each year, including by 
     supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by 
     supporting local officials, to promote community safety and 
     help provide homeland security; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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