[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9054-H9056]
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. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Boustany):
       H.R. 3370. A bill to permit qualified withdrawals from a 
     capital construction fund account for the maintenance or 
     repair of United States-flag vessels provided that the 
     maintenance or repair is performed within the United States; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Coble, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Hall of New 
             York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Schauer, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Hirono):
       H.R. 3371. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve airline safety and pilot training, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:
       H.R. 3372. A bill to establish Medicare performance-based 
     quality measures, to establish an affirmative defense in 
     medical malpractice actions based on compliance with best 
     practices guidelines, and to provide grants to States for 
     administrative health care tribunals; 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. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 3373. A bill to provide for a study relating to the 
     feasibility of using postal employees as census enumerators; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 3374. A bill to provide for a demonstration project 
     relating to the impact of health information technology on 
     chronic disease management 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. KRATOVIL (for himself and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 3375. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase penalties for certain fraud offenses committed to 
     facilitate terrorism, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 3376. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     ensure the traditional right of self-defense of United States 
     mariners against acts of piracy, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 3377. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance the Nation's 
     disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation 
     capabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H.R. 3378. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace 
     and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic 
     Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hare, Mr. Baird, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Stark, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Filner, Mr. Perriello, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 3379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax on transactions in oil futures and 
     options and to deposit the revenues from the tax into the 
     Highway Trust Fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 3380. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     advance the ability of credit unions to promote small 
     business growth and economic development opportunities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Castle, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Massa, Ms. Matsui, 
             Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Nadler of 
             New York, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Lance):
       H.R. 3381. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to establish additional prohibitions on shooting 
     wildlife from aircraft, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Latta, Mr. Clay, Mr. Barrow, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 3382. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage individuals to purchase building products 
     and home furnishings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 3383. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for the purchase of idling reduction 
     systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 3384. A bill to remove the testing provisions in the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Gallegly, and 
             Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 3385. A bill to authorize the use of amounts in the 
     Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear 
     fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BOSWELL (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 3386. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des 
     Moines, Iowa, as the ``Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial 
     Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 3387. A bill to reiterate that the Secretary of the 
     Treasury is required to submit a report on terrorism 
     financing in accordance with the Intelligence Reform and 
     Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. FORBES:
       H.R. 3388. A bill to modify the boundary of Petersburg 
     National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. FORBES:
       H.R. 3389. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed outside the 
     United States during 2009 can take full advantage of the 
     credits available for first-time home buyers, to provide for 
     the waiver of recapture of the credit for members who are 
     restationed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 3390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the 10 percent penalty on distributions from 
     certain retirement plans during periods of high unemployment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 3391. A bill to allow for the continuation of critical 
     access hospital designation for certain hospitals in 
     geographic areas experiencing population growth; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KOSMAS (for herself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Grayson, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, and Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 3392. A bill to prohibit any department or agency of 
     the Federal Government from establishing a travel or 
     conference policy that takes into account the perception of a 
     location as a resort or vacation destination in determining 
     the location for an event; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 3393. A bill to amend the Improper Payments 
     Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to 
     prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 3394. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     concerning the burden of proof in false advertising cases 
     involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 3395. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act concerning claims about the effects of foods and 
     dietary supplements on health-related conditions and disease, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3396. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     prohibit agencies from enforcing rules that result in a 
     specified economic impact until the requirements of those 
     rules are enacted into law by an Act of Congress, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 3397. A bill to establish a program that enables 
     college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to 
     have greater choices among institutions of higher education, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. TIERNEY:
       H.R. 3398. A bill to establish partnerships to create or 
     enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st 
     century careers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for an event to honor military 
     personnel who have died in service to the United States and 
     to acknowledge the sacrifice of the families of those 
     individuals as part of the National

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     Weekend of Remembrance; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Graves, Mr. Latham, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Inglis, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, 
             Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Latta, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Ms. Fallin, Mr. 
             Scalise, Mr. Fleming, and Mrs. Lummis):
       H. Res. 689. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to ensure that Members, Delegates, and the 
     Resident Commissioner have a reasonable amount of time to 
     read legislation that will be voted upon, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 690. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. ARCURI (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H. Res. 692. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sestak, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Dent, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Castle, and Mr. 
             Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 693. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of Jim Johnson and extending the condolences 
     of the House of Representatives to his family on the occasion 
     of his death; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H. Res. 694. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on a rule or 
     order that dispenses with the first reading or considers a 
     measure as read; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H. Res. 695. A resolution supporting an international park 
     between Big Bend National Park in the United States and the 
     protected areas of the Coahuila and Chihuahua States across 
     the border in Mexico; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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