[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 164 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H12456]
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                      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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             McClintock):
       H.R. 4027. A bill to amend the Hoover Power Plant Act of 
     1984 to ensure that project beneficiaries are solely 
     responsible for repaying the costs of Western Area Power 
     Administration power transmission and delivery projects, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Childers, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Minnick, Mr. 
             Peterson, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Ross, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Schrader, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
       H.R. 4028. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve services for veterans residing in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 4029. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities 
     to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 4030. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Triethylenediamine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       H.R. 4031. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to establish a motor efficiency rebate 
     program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H.R. 4032. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and to 
     eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement and increase 
     the adjusted gross income limitations with respect to such 
     credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4033. A bill to require the Election Assistance 
     Commission to establish an American Democracy Index to 
     measure and improve the quality of voter access to polls and 
     voter services in Federal elections; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. KISSELL (for himself and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 4034. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of the 
     Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the 
     Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support 
     operation of the Museum; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 4035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the estate of a decedent to use the capital 
     loss carryover of the decedent as a deduction against estate 
     tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 4036. A bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund 
     D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District 
     of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for 
     independence, liberty, and justice for all during the 
     American Revolution; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H. Con. Res. 209. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis, during which 
     52 United States citizens were held hostage for 444 days from 
     November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Mica, Mr. Cummings, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Souder, Ms. Harman, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Carney, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Dent, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Cao, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Olson, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Mr. Massa, and 
             Mr. Himes):
       H. Res. 891. A resolution expressing the gratitude of the 
     House of Representatives for the service to our Nation of the 
     Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers 
     lost off the coast of California on October 29, 2009, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
     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. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Costa, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H. Res. 892. A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary 
     of the remarkable events leading to the end of the Cold War 
     and the creation of a Europe, whole, free, and at peace; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Murphy of New York, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Sires, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Holt, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Watt, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Massa, Mr. Grayson, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. Upton):
       H. Res. 893. A resolution congratulating the 2009 Major 
     League Baseball World Series Champions, the New York Yankees; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 894. A resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of 
     the recording of the album ``Kind of Blue'' and reaffirming 
     jazz as a national treasure; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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