[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 162 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H12287-H12288]
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. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Nadler of 
             New York, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3986. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     clarify the availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for 
     a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia):
       H.R. 3987. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to promote the use of health information 
     technology to better coordinate health care; 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. BOCCIERI:
       H.R. 3988. A bill to amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to specify articles that qualify as commercially 
     interchangeable merchandise for purposes of certain duty 
     drawback; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H.R. 3989. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
     suitability and feasibility of adding the Heart Mountain 
     Relocation Center, in the State of Wyoming, as a unit of the 
     National Park System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 3990. A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to 
     John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding 
     contributions to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hare, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 3991. A bill to ensure that American workers are able 
     to follow, without financial harm, the recommendations of 
     their employer and public health authorities to stay home 
     when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put 
     co-workers, customers, or the public at risk; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DRIEHAUS:
       H.R. 3992. A bill to amend the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
     provide compensation for certain persons injured in the 
     course of employment at the Feed Materials Production Center 
     (commonly referred to as ``Fernald'') or the Piqua Organic 
     Moderated Reactor in Ohio; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 3993. A bill to require accurate and reasonable 
     disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone 
     calling cards and services; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mrs. Schmidt):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries 
     and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 3995. A bill to provide additional resources for 
     Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to 
     the 2008 Financial Crisis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3996. A bill to improve financial stability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and 
     in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, 
     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. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 3997. A bill to permit each current member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to serve for 3 
     terms; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 3998. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the service treatable as service engaged in combat 
     with the enemy for utilization of non-official evidence for 
     proof of service-connection in a combat-related disease or 
     injury; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CARDOZA (for himself, Mr. Costa, and Mr. 
             Radanovich):
       H.R. 3999. A bill to direct the Commissioner of the Bureau 
     of Reclamation to initiate consultations under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 on the Central Valley Project and the 
     California State Water Project, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4000. A bill to provide assistance to local 
     educational agencies for the prevention and reduction of 
     conflict and violence; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Ms. 
             Berkley, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 4001. A bill to provide for environmental restoration 
     activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe 
     Basin; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     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. HENSARLING:
       H.R. 4002. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     clarify that any delay in changes to terms applies only to 
     increases, not decreases; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             Engel):
       H.R. 4003. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to evaluate resources in 
     the Hudson River Valley in the State of New York to determine 
     the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a 
     unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Hare, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 4004. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     designating the study area as the Black Metropolis National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOLT:
       H.R. 4005. A bill to place reasonable safeguards on the use 
     of surveillance and other authorities under the USA PATRIOT 
     Act, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona:
       H.R. 4006. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for Indian veterans health care coordinators, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEE of New York (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 4007. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make grants to 5 States to establish 
     medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 4008. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1639 Dickerson Boulevard in 
     Monroe, North Carolina, as the ``Second Lieutenant Samuel I. 
     Parker Postal Carrier Annex''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4009. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to establish the Office of the District Attorney for 
     the District of Columbia, headed by a locally elected and 
     independent District Attorney, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SCHRADER:
       H.R. 4010. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to 
     authorize the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of 
     Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 4011. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to organized retail theft, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 4012. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 5-year recovery period for new 
     nonresidential real property, and a 10-year recovery period 
     for qualified leasehold improvement property, placed in 
     service after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT:
       H.R. 4013. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Coble, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. 
             Myrick, and Mr. Wolf):
       H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United 
     States in The Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CHILDERS (for himself and Mr. Harper):
       H. Res. 886. A resolution supporting the goals and purposes 
     of National Teach Ag Day; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lynch, 
             Mr. Melancon, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Boustany, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Scalise):
       H. Res. 887. A resolution recognizing the World Trade 
     Organization member, Chinese Taipei's, accession to the 
     Government Procurement Agreement on July 15, 2009, and 
     extending hope and good faith that this will promote its 
     domestic economy and position in the global economy; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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