[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9806-H9807]
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. AUSTRIA (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Scalise, Mr. Marchant, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Akin, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Cassidy):
       H.R. 3610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve access to health care by allowing a deduction 
     for the health insurance costs of individuals, expanding 
     health savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Linder, and 
             Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 3611. A bill to restrict the diplomatic travel of 
     officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Kingston):
       H.R. 3612. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the 10 percent penalty with respect to early 
     retirement distributions for certain unemployed individuals; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 3613. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to modify financial disclosure filing requirements for 
     certain employees of the Executive Office of the President; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3614. A bill to provide for an additional temporary 
     extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bright, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Carney, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Himes, Ms. Kosmas, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Schock, Mr. Minnick, Mr. Perriello, and Mr. Nye):
       H.R. 3615. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a standard home office deduction; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FALLIN:
       H.R. 3616. A bill to expedite the exploration and 
     development of oil and gas from Federal lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3617. A bill to provide an extension of Federal-aid 
     highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 
     other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
     enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural 
     Resources, 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Cummings, 
             and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 3618. A bill to provide for implementation of the 
     International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-
     Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. OBERSTAR (for himself and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 3619. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast 
     Guard for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 3620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 
     employing members of the Ready Reserve and National Guard and 
     veterans recently separated from the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE:
       H.R. 3621. A bill to require employees at a call center who 
     either initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose the 
     physical location of such employees; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRIGHT:
       H.R. 3622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for the construction of pond 
     establishments for the purposes of non-commercial 
     recreational fishing and conservation of water-based wildlife 
     habitats; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H.R. 3623. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful 
     claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford 
     claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3624. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to ban the use of the arsenic compound known as 
     roxarsone as a food additive; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 3625. A bill to provide for the Secretary of Education 
     to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages 
     in elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mrs. 
             Maloney):
       H.R. 3626. A bill to amend section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) to promote and support 
     breastfeeding; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PERRIELLO:
       H.R. 3627. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the 
     cost of teleworking equipment and expenses in rural and small 
     town America; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H.R. 3628. A bill to create a cause of action and allow 
     standing in Federal courts against a country that denies or 
     unreasonably delays the repatriation of a national ordered 
     removed from the United States to such country who later 
     commits a crime of violence in the United States, to withhold 
     foreign assistance from each country that denies or 
     unreasonably delays the repatriation of nationals of such 
     country who have been ordered removed from the United States, 
     to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such 
     country, 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. RODRIGUEZ (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 3629. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop and implement a mitigation plan to 
     address the ecological impacts of border security measures 
     and activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, 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. BROWN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Barrett of South Carolina, and Mr. Inglis):

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       H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution remembering the 
     20th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which struck Charleston, 
     South Carolina on September 21 through September 22, 1989; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McMAHON (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     75th anniversary of the National Conference of State Liquor 
     Administrators; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H. Con. Res. 189. Concurrent resolution encouraging the 
     Government of Iran to grant consular access by the Government 
     of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah 
     Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to reunite with their 
     families in the United States at the soonest possible 
     opportunity; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H. Res. 759. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     family of Jim Pouillon on his passing; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sires, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             McMahon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Olver, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Hare, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Costello, Mr. Nadler of New York, 
             Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Pastor of Arizona):
       H. Res. 761. A resolution remembering and commemorating the 
     lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio 
     Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, 
     Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and 
     her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th 
     anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central 
     America Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El 
     Salvador on November 16, 1989; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Massa, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Murphy of New York, and Mr. Tonko):
       H. Res. 762. A resolution honoring the Hudson River School 
     painters for their contributions to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Inglis):
       H. Res. 763. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United Nations resolutions on the 
     ``defamation of religions'' are incompatible with the 
     fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and 
     peacefully express their religious beliefs; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.

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