[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 105 (Tuesday, July 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8099-H8100]
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. TURNER (for himself and Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 3195. A bill to create a National Home Mortgage and 
     Loan Performance Registry to maintain an inventory of the 
     supply and performance of home mortgage loans in the United 
     States to show market trends and dynamics in the mortgage 
     lending industry and provide detailed information on national 
     mortgage foreclosure rates; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 3196. A bill to impose limitations on investment and 
     certain operations by foreign entities in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H.R. 3197. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     provide grants to local educational agencies to conduct 
     demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure of 
     children in kindergarten through grade 6; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3198. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide international wildlife management and 
     conservation programs through the Wildlife Without Borders 
     Program in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Ms. Bean, and Ms. Herseth 
             Sandlin):
       H.R. 3199. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide grants to State emergency medical service departments 
     to provide for the expedited training and licensing of 
     veterans with prior medical training, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 3200. A bill to provide affordable, quality health 
     care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care 
     spending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, 
     and the Budget, 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. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 3201. A bill to amend the General Mining Law to 
     provide for a fair return to the public, security of tenure 
     to holders of mining claims and mill sites, and cleanup of 
     abandoned mine lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 3202. A bill to establish a Water Protection and 
     Reinvestment Fund to support investments in clean water and 
     drinking water infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, 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. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 3203. A bill to promote remediation of inactive and 
     abandoned mines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. TURNER:
       H.R. 3204. A bill to authorize States and localities 
     receiving assistance under the Neighborhood Stabilization 
     Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
     use such amounts for renovating owner-occupied housing of 
     low-income families; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 3205. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny any deduction for advertising health insurance; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Inslee, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3206. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     require a national primary drinking water regulation for 
     perchlorate; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 3207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale of certain 
     residential leased-fee interests to holders of the leasehold 
     rights; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARCURI (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 3208. A bill to fully compensate local educational 
     agencies and local governments for tax revenues lost when the 
     Federal Government takes land into trust for the benefit of a 
     federally recognized Indian tribe or an individual Indian; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 3209. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make the killing of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, 
     or other first responder an aggravating factor for the 
     imposition of the death penalty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 3210. A bill to authorize appropriations for the rural 
     housing and economic development program of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. KAGEN:
       H.R. 3211. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that the percentage increase applied to 
     benefits each year as a cost-of-living increase under such 
     title shall in no case be less than the percentage increase 
     in compensation of Members of Congress specified for such 
     year under section 31 of title 2, United States Code; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3212. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the health of children and reduce the occurrence of 
     sudden unexpected infant death and to enhance public health 
     activities related to stillbirth; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3213. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand and make permanent the standard deduction for 
     real property taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROONEY:
       H.R. 3214. A bill to provide for credit rating reforms, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROONEY:
       H.R. 3215. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the National Park Service 
     Superintendent of the Everglades National Park, to allow 
     individuals to hunt and kill Burmese pythons within the 
     boundaries of that Park; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Herger, Mr. Boren, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Childers, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 3216. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to permit the retransmission of signals of local television 
     broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county, 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 Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             and Mrs. Bachmann):
       H.R. 3217. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
     insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Buyer, and Mr. Burgess):
       H.R. 3218. A bill to provide a refundable tax credit for 
     medical costs, to expand access to health insurance coverage 
     through individual membership associations (IMAs), and to 
     assist in the establishment of high risk pools; 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. PENCE:
       H. Res. 640. A resolution electing a Minority Member to a 
     standing committee; considered and agreed to. considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Inglis, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Res. 641. A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary 
     of the founding of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H. Res. 642. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to legislation relating to 
     changes in our Nation's health care system; to the Committee 
     on House Administration.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH:
       H. Res. 643. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that any major health care reform bill 
     considered on the floor should be available for viewing; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, and Mr. Mica):
       H. Res. 646. A resolution honoring the memory and lasting 
     legacy of Sally Crowe; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H. Res. 647. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``National Save for Retirement Week'', including raising 
     public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement 
     vehicles and increasing personal financial literacy; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Yarmuth, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Edwards 
             of Maryland, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Baca, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Poe 
             of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. 
             Kagen):
       H. Res. 648. A resolution expressing the need for enhanced 
     public awareness of potential health affects posed by 
     mercury; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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