[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 108 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8355-H8356]
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. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 3246. A bill to provide for a program of research, 
     development, demonstration and commercial application in 
     vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 3247. A bill to establish a social and behavioral 
     sciences research program at the Department of Energy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, and Mrs. Davis 
             of California):
       H.R. 3248. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt motor vehicle donations to certain charities 
     from the limitations on such donations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself and Ms. Clarke):
       H.R. 3249. A bill to strengthen communities through English 
     literacy and civics education for new Americans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. BISHOP of New York:
       H.R. 3250. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1210 West Main Street in 
     Riverhead, New York, as the ``Private First Class Garfield M. 
     Langhorn Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harper, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Latta, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Issa, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Campbell, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Linder, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 3251. A bill to repeal certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to Federal employees' official 
     time and labor organization activities; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. 
             Reyes):
       H.R. 3252. A bill to authorize the President of the United 
     States to agree to an amendment to the agreement between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the United Mexican States concerning the establishment of 
     a Border Environment Cooperation Commission and a North 
     American Development Bank; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 3253. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to promote the use of advance directives, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 3254. A bill to approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water 
     Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that qualified personal service corporations 
     may continue to use the cash method of accounting, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 3256. A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the 
     Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary 
     annual leave during the deployment of such members; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Meeks of 
             New York, Mr. Payne, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 165. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals 
     currently residing in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Nadler of New 
             York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H. Con. Res. 166. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring civil 
     rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael 
     Schwerner, and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964, and that the 
     Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the 
     Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H. Res. 657. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Members of Congress who participate 
     in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) 
     should be automatically enrolled in the public option and be 
     subject to any personal income tax increases levied as a 
     result of healthcare legislation, regardless of their annual 
     gross income; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H. Res. 658. A resolution permitting official photographs 
     of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House 
     is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi):
       H. Res. 659. A resolution congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi 
     Fraternity, Inc., on 98 years of serving local communities 
     and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H. Res. 660. A resolution recognizing the distinguished 
     history of the Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.

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