[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8584-H8585]
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. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Platts, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 3286. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while 
     providing more help to caregivers and increasing public 
     education about prevention; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Granger, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3287. A bill to require a criminal background check 
     for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a 
     State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Shuler, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 3289. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to construct not less than 350 
     miles of reinforced fencing along the United States-Mexico 
     border and to gain operational control over such border; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Israel, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Sires, Mr. Holt, 
             and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 3290. A bill to provide the spouses and children of 
     aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an 
     opportunity

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     to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 3291. A bill to protect the rights of public 
     shareholders of mutual holding companies by promoting fair 
     corporate governance procedures when considering management 
     or employee stock benefit plans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Coble, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 3292. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for a 6-month period for Federal judges to opt into 
     the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin 
     contributing toward an annuity for their spouse and dependent 
     children upon their death, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             and Mr. Putnam):
       H.R. 3294. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Department of Defense to support the Ocean for 
     Life Program of the National Marine Sanctuaries under the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 
     covering the cost of participants in the Ocean for Life 
     Program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Edwards 
             of Maryland, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Boucher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Massa, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Clarke, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. Lee of 
             California):
       H.R. 3295. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of 
     drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 3296. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     cellulose nitrate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 3297. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3,3'-
     dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. JORDAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 3298. A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the 
     discretionary spending limits; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3299. A bill to require persons who seek to retain 
     seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to 
     register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay fees set 
     by the Secretary for retaining such seed, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. McMAHON (for himself, Ms. Bean, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Himes, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Kind, Mr. Smith 
             of Washington, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. 
             Peters, and Mr. Murphy of New York):
       H.R. 3300. A bill to provide increased transparency and 
     regulatory requirements for the trading of certain derivative 
     financial instruments; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3301. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for 
     small property and casualty insurance companies; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Reichert, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3302. A bill to provide a Federal tax exemption for 
     forest conservation bonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FLAKE.
       H. Res. 667. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois:
       H. Res. 668. A resolution honoring the life, contributions, 
     and achievements of Koko Taylor and expressing the 
     condolences of the House of Representatives on her passing; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H. Res. 670. A resolution congratulating and saluting the 
     Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for celebrating its 75th anniversary, 
     commending the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for its contributions 
     to the preservation of wildlife and the native ecology of the 
     Appalachian Mountains and eastern Pennsylvania, and 
     commending the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary for its dedication to 
     educating the public and the international community about 
     wildlife conservation; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H. Res. 671. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to promote fiscal responsibility by 
     requiring the application of the House PAYGO rule; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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