[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H10069-H10070]
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. WU:
       H.R. 3659. A bill amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid for 
     energy efficient property placed in service in commercial 
     buildings pursuant to an approved energy efficiency plan; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WU (for himself and Mrs. Bono Mack):
       H.R. 3660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote tax parity between the residential and 
     business fuel cell tax credits; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 3661. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 
     Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing 
     programs of education offered through distance learning, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 3662. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPACE (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Berry, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 3663. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation 
     requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers 
     of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies; 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 Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 3664. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone 
     pilot program; 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 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Matsui, 
             and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3665. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for payment for Medicaid services furnished by 
     Ryan White part C grantees under a cost-based prospective 
     payment system; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 3666. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits 
     provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical 
     responders; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 3667. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 16555 Springs Street in 
     White Springs, Florida, as the ``Clyde L. Hillhouse Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Space, Mr. Cole, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3668. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes 
     and Indians under that Act; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3669. A bill to prohibit employers from carrying life 
     insurance policies on their rank and file employees; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Holt, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Boswell, and 
             Mr. Higgins):
       H.R. 3670. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
     buildings, including owner-occupied residences; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Loebsack, and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 3671. A bill to promote Department of the Interior 
     efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of 
     sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River 
     Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kaptur, and 
             Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 3672. A bill to provide for an increase of $150 in 
     social security benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate 
     for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for that year, 
     and to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
     the requirement that there be a social security cost-of-
     living adjustment for an adjustment in the contribution and 
     benefit base to occur; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ:
       H.R. 3673. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on certain liquid-filled glass bulbs; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Perriello, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Massa, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Platts, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Olver, and Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona):
       H.R. 3674. A bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain 
     casein and milk protein concentrates; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H. Con. Res. 192. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) should lose its 
     exemption from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Himes, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Minnick, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Hare, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Engel, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 782. A resolution demanding that the Government of 
     Iran immediately disclose the existence of any additional 
     nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to 
     its Qom enrichment facility; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
             Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Pence, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Baca, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana):
       H. Res. 783. A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage 
     Month and celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic 
     Americans to the strength and culture of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cao, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Honda, Ms. Chu, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Watson, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Fudge, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Carson of

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             Indiana, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Clay, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Sherman, and Mr. Filner):
       H. Res. 784. A resolution honoring the 2560th anniversary 
     of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable 
     contributions to philosophy and social and political thought; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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