[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 159 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H12140-H12141]
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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 3961. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reform the Medicare SGR payment system for 
     physicians; 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Pallone, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 3962. A bill to provide affordable, quality health 
     care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care 
     spending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and Labor, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, 
     the Budget, Rules, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mr. Dent, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 3963. A bill to provide specialized training to 
     Federal air marshals; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Jordan 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Latta, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Cole, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
             Shadegg):
       H.R. 3964. A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to 
     impose spending and deficit limits, to provide for a 
     sustainable fiscal future, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Rules, Appropriations, Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Foster, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Driehaus, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Cummings, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 3965. A bill to require full and complete public 
     disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 3966. A bill to amend the American Reinvestment and 
     Recovery Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the period of 
     eligibility for COBRA premium assistance under such Act; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3967. A bill to amend the National Great Black 
     Americans Commemoration Act of 2004 to authorize 
     appropriations through fiscal year 2015; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. ELLISON:
       H.R. 3968. A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956 to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System to take prompt corrective action to resolve problems 
     of bank holding companies; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, and Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 3969. A bill to extend and modify certain provisions 
     of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating 
     to combating terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 
     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. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Lance, Mr. Schock, Mr. Mica, 
             Mrs. Capito, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Mack):
       H.R. 3970. A bill to protect the doctor-patient 
     relationship, improve the quality of health care services, 
     lower the costs of health care services, expand access to 
     health care services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and 
     Labor, Appropriations, and Financial 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. FLAKE:
       H.R. 3971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the permissible use of health savings accounts 
     to include health insurance payments and to increase the 
     dollar limitation for contributions to health savings 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 3972. A bill to establish a commission to make 
     recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the 
     House of Representatives and the method by which Members are 
     elected; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 3973. A bill to establish a competitive grant program 
     assisting the development of innovative early learning 
     curricula for low-income children; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Dent, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Cao, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Platts, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Chu, 
             Mr. Rush, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 3974. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, 
     education, research, and medical management referral program 
     for viral hepatitis infection that will lead to a marked 
     reduction in the disease burden associated with chronic viral 
     hepatitis and liver cancer; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H.R. 3975. A bill to require the National Transportation 
     Safety Board to include affordable alternative 
     recommendations and corrective actions in its reports; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PERRIELLO:
       H.R. 3976. A bill to extend certain expiring provisions 
     providing enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to 
     mortgages and mortgage foreclosure; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hare, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Courtney, and Ms. Markey of Colorado):
       H.R. 3977. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish limits on certain fees with regard to credit card 
     accounts under open end consumer credit plans,and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Levin, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Honda, Mr. Cao, Ms. Chu, 
             Ms. Matsui, Ms. Hirono, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Schrader, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Flake, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Israel, Mr. Mitchell, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hall of New York, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. 
             Cohen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Griffith, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Baird, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Inglis, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Tonko, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Nunes, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Royce, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Marshall, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Donnelly of Indiana, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Perlmutter, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Brown of South Carolina, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Bean, and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 877. A resolution expressing support for Chinese 
     human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging 
     in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for 
     the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan 
     earthquake of May 12, 2008; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PLATTS:
       H. Res. 878. A resolution expressing support for the goals 
     and ideals of National Family Literacy Day; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MINNICK (for himself and Mrs. Biggert):
       H. Res. 879. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of American Education Week; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CASSIDY:
       H. Res. 880. A resolution recognizing the efforts of career 
     and technical colleges to educate and train workers for 
     positions in high-demand industries; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H. Res. 881. A resolution recognizing the citizens of Wills 
     Point for commemorating 100th anniversary of President 
     William Taft's 1909 campaign stop and preserving the city's 
     history for future generations of Texans; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Harman):
       H. Res. 882. A resolution commending Chief William J. 
     Bratton for his service as Chief of Police of Los Angeles; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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