[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 158 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H12043-H12044]
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 Mrs. DAHLKEMPER (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             Altmire, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 3947. A bill to accelerate locomotive fuel savings 
     nationwide and provide incentives for owners of high 
     polluting locomotives to replace such locomotives with newly-
     built or newly-remanufactured fuel efficient and less 
     polluting locomotives; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PUTNAM (for himself, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. 
             Kosmas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Crenshaw, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Posey, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Baca, 
             Mr. Teague, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Lee of 
             New York):
       H.R. 3948. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for entitlement under the Post-9/11 Educational 
     Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. 
             Perriello, Mr. Teague, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Walz, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mrs. Kirkpatrick 
             of Arizona, Mr. Nye, Mr. McIntyre, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3949. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain 
     improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Bartlett):
       H.R. 3950. A bill to amend provisions of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to mathematics and 
     science instruction; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CAO (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Melancon, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Scalise):
       H.R. 3951. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New 
     Orleans, Louisiana, as the ``Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. Olson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Paul, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 3952. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 increase the amount allowable as a deduction for meals 
     and entertainment expenses of small businesses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOCCIERI (for himself and Mr. Rooney):
       H.R. 3953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the work opportunity tax credit to include 
     long-term unemployed individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BOYD (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, and 
             Mr. Crenshaw):
       H.R. 3954. A bill to release Federal reversionary interests 
     retained on certain lands acquired in the State of Florida 
     under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, to authorize the 
     interchange of National Forest System land and State land in 
     Florida, to authorize an additional conveyance under the 
     Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. Nye, Mr. Himes, and Mr. 
             Holden):
       H.R. 3955. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to 10 States for demonstration projects for 
     the expansion of State registries on childhood immunization 
     or health to include data on body mass index (BMI), collected 
     and submitted to the State by health care providers; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3956. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct 
     Loans for members of the Armed Forces on active duty 
     regardless of the date of disbursement; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 3957. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to require States to provide for same day registration; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 3958. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     provide for a refundable tax credit for heating fuels; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado:
       H.R. 3959. A bill to establish a moratorium on credit card 
     interest rate increases, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McMAHON:
       H.R. 3960. A bill to provide authority and sanction for the 
     granting and issuance of programs for residential and 
     commuter toll, user fee and fare discounts by States, 
     municipalities, other localities, as well as all related 
     agencies and departments thereof, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Latta, Mr. Foster, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Wu, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Walz, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Kratovil, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Akin, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Heller, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Boren, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Fleming, and 
             Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon and 
     their families for their service and dedication to the United 
     States and recognizing the contributions of Fort Gordon to 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and 
     its role as a pivotal communications training installation; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cantor, 
             Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Pence, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Carter, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Issa, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Graves, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Austria, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H. Res. 874. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require all committees post record 
     votes on their Web sites within 48 hours of such votes; to 
     the Committee on Rules.

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