[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 149 (Thursday, October 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H11456-H11458]
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. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 3815. A bill to extend temporarily the reduction of 
     duty on polyethylene HE1878; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 3816. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on man-
     made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 3817. A bill to provide the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission with additional authorities to protect investors 
     from violations of the securities laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 3818. A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
     1940 to require advisers of certain unregistered investment 
     companies to register with and provide information to the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Ms. Giffords, and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 3819. A bill to extend the commercial space 
     transportation liability regime; to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Grayson, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 3820. A bill to reauthorize Federal natural hazards 
     reduction programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Natural Resources, and 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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 3821. A bill to prevent States from limiting employers 
     from using auto-enrollment for employee health insurance 
     coverage; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
             Buyer):
       H.R. 3822. A bill to permit employers to provide 
     contributions and assistance to certain employees who 
     purchase individual health insurance; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, and 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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Buyer):

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       H.R. 3823. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to make certain changes to the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program and the Medicaid Program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
             Buyer):
       H.R. 3824. A bill to allow States to establish interstate 
     compacts for the purpose of expanding health insurance 
     options; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRIGHT:
       H.R. 3825. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home 
     purchases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 3826. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide payments under the Medicare Program 
     to licensed health care practitioners for unscheduled 
     telephone consultation services in the case that such 
     payments are determined to be cost and quality effective; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 3827. A bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or 
     foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, 
     gender identification, or marital status of any prospective 
     adoptive or foster parent; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Putnam, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Upton, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Barrett of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. McHenry):
       H.R. 3828. A bill to temporarily suspend the approval or 
     certification of any housing counseling agencies of ACORN or 
     its affiliates and require the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development to conduct an 
     audit of any assistance provided by the Department to ACORN 
     and its affiliates, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3829. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     reduce the amount of Federal highway funding available to 
     States that do not enact a law prohibiting the use of certain 
     communication devices while operating a motor vehicle, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 3830. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to develop an individual chronic disease 
     prevention and wellness achievement matrix; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 3831. A bill to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to eliminate the phase out of the 
     Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 3832. A bill to enhance the effectiveness of United 
     States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding 
     economic sanctions against Iran to include refined petroleum, 
     require the Secretary of Defense to develop and maintain 
     viable military options to prevent the successful development 
     or deployment of a nuclear weapons capability by the 
     Government of Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, Armed Services, Ways and Means, and 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. HALL of New York:
       H.R. 3833. A bill to amend chapters 81, 83, and 84 of title 
     5, United States Code, to provide for enhanced benefits for 
     survivors of Federal public safety officers killed in the 
     line of duty; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Massa, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 3834. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance incentives for renewable energy development 
     in high job-loss zones in metropolitan and micropolitan 
     statistical areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. HOLT:
       H.R. 3835. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to 
     strengthen protections against the wrongful removal of 
     individuals from the official list of eligible voters and the 
     wrongful denial of applications for voter registration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3836. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide credit support to enhance the availability of private 
     financing for clean energy technology deployment; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KILROY (for herself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 3837. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to provide for clarification on the use of funds 
     relating to certain homeland security grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 3838. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide incentive 
     grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent 
     juveniles; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ROONEY (for himself and Mr. McMahon):
       H.R. 3839. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the reimbursement of mental health counselors under 
     TRICARE, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 3840. A bill to strengthen certain provisions relating 
     to arms export licenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 3841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal carryover basis for decedents dying in 2009, 
     to increase the estate tax exemption to $5,000,000, and to 
     reduce the maximum estate and gift tax rate to 45 percent; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself and Mr. Driehaus):
       H.R. 3842. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 3843. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish redacted 
     medical quality-assurance records of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs on the Internet website of the Department; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 3844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a special depreciation allowance and recovery 
     period for noncommercial aircraft property; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Con. Res. 200. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the freedom, security, and 
     stability of Taiwan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Graves, Mr. Heller, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Inglis, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 201. Concurrent resolution to establish the 
     Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 834. A resolution electing a Member to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. Pence, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Dent, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Ms. Foxx, Mr. Terry, Mr. Graves, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Mica, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Scalise, 
             Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Carter, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Posey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin,

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             Mr. Kirk, Mr. Latham, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Issa, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Olson, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Harper, Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Walden, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Mr. Mack, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
             and Mr. Barrett of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 835. A resolution amending the rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide for transparency in the 
     committee amendment process; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H. Res. 836. A resolution expressing support for Teen Read 
     Week; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H. Res. 837. A resolution recognizing Kentucky Wesleyan 
     College for over 150 years of service as an institution of 
     higher education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Titus, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Space, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H. Res. 838. A resolution welcoming to the United States 
     and to Washington, DC, His All Holiness Bartholomew, 
     Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch 
     on his upcoming trip on October 20, 2009, through November 6, 
     2009; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 839. A resolution condemning the illegal extraction 
     of Madagascar's natural resources; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H. Res. 840. A resolution condemning continuing violations 
     of religious freedom in the Middle East, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Dent, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cao, 
             Mrs. Biggert, and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H. Res. 841. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of November 29, 2009, as ``Drive Safer Sunday''; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HODES (for himself and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H. Res. 842. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, 
     New Hampshire, should be recognized for its contribution to 
     the arts around the world, and the cultural heritage of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H. Res. 843. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Toastmasters International and celebrating its 85th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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