[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 172 (Thursday, November 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H13351-H13354]
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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. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Coble):
       H.R. 4113. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Nadler of 
             New York, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Israel, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Engel, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Costa, Ms. Watson, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Chu, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Holt, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 4114. A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 4115. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. Schock, Mr. 
             Sablan, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 4116. A bill to reauthorize the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ARCURI (for himself, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. 
             Courtney, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4117. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to clarify that the delivery of milk to a handler under a 
     Federal milk marketing order occurs when the raw milk is 
     received at the producer's farm, and the producer may not be 
     charged for transportation-related costs incurred by a 
     handler after the raw milk leaves the farm, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 4118. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     holding security interests, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 4119. A bill to authorize the construction of the Dry-
     Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of 
     Montana and a portion of McKenzie County, North Dakota, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr.

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             Tiahrt, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Roskam, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 4120. A bill to prohibit the transfer of individuals 
     detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in Midwestern 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, 
             Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 4121. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, to establish a commission to study judicial review 
     of the determination of veterans' benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 4122. A bill to support high-need middle and high 
     schools in order to improve students' academic achievement, 
     graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, and preparation 
     for citizenry; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wolf, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Welch, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Massa, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Olver, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 4123. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants for treatment and support services for 
     Alzheimer's patients and their families; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Loebsack, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 4124. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the prevention of diabetes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NYE (for himself, Mr. Ellsworth, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Schrader, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Clarke, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Ms. Bean, and Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve services for small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Massa, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the overstatement of benefits payable to non-
     highly compensated employees under qualified plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Olson, Mr. Broun 
             of Georgia, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Posey, Mr. Bishop 
             of Utah, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Cole, Mr. Latta, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Bachus, 
             Ms. Granger, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Alexander, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4127. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only 
     be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct 
     for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be 
     sought; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 4128. A bill to improve transparency and reduce trade 
     in conflict minerals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Cardoza):
       H.R. 4129. A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to 
     require certification of State and law enforcement agency 
     reports related to missing children and to require that 
     certain information be provided to individuals reporting a 
     missing child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California):
       H.R. 4130. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of 
     the Afghanistan war; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. 
             DeGette):
       H.R. 4131. A bill to prohibit smoking in and around Federal 
     buildings; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Administration, 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. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Putnam, and Ms. 
             Richardson):
       H.R. 4132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for clean renewable water supply bonds; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Mr. Davis of Alabama):
       H.R. 4133. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt public school rehabilitation from the tax-
     exempt use exception to the rehabilitation credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 4134. A bill to require companies submitting offers to 
     the Government for Federal contracts to include 
     subcontracting agreements with the offers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Nadler of New 
             York, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4135. A bill to keep Americans working by 
     strengthening and expanding short-time compensation programs 
     that provide employers with an alternative to layoffs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H.R. 4136. A bill to extend the temporary duty suspensions 
     on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4137. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide preservation and interpretation 
     assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford 
     Whaling National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Fleming, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Rooney, Ms. Granger, Mr. Roskam, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 4138. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for an update under the Medicare 
     physician fee schedule, to be fully paid for through medical 
     liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological 
     products, and other means; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, 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. HARPER (for himself, Mr. Childers, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, and Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 4139. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at

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     7464 Highway 503 in Hickory, Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant 
     Matthew L. Ingram Post Office''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 4140. A bill to provide for an evidence-based strategy 
     for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common 
     sexually transmitted infections, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 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. HILL:
       H.R. 4141. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow certain 
     individuals and households to be eligible for Federal 
     assistance; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 4142. A bill to address the concept of ``Too Big To 
     Fail'' with respect to certain financial entities; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. INGLIS:
       H.R. 4143. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on silver 
     sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bartlett, Ms. McCollum, and Ms. 
             Sutton):
       H.R. 4144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat 
     and power system property; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 4145. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit the issuance of social security account 
     numbers to nonimmigrant aliens who are admitted to the United 
     States as students in order to pursue a full course of study 
     or their spouses or minor children unless such aliens are 
     applicants for or recipients of benefits under a program 
     financed by the Federal Government; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KLINE of Minnesota:
       H.R. 4146. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for 
     disclosure regarding compensation for services to pension 
     plans; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky):
       H.R. 4147. A bill to provide for rollover treatment to 
     traditional IRAs of amounts received in airline carrier 
     bankruptcy; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Polis of 
             Colorado, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Chu, Ms. McCollum, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas):
       H.R. 4148. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to improve and expand direct certification 
     procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, 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. MARKEY of Colorado (for herself and Mr. 
             Paulsen):
       H.R. 4149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit 
     for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
       H.R. 4150. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. 
     O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4151. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
     the District of Columbia under the Medicaid Program to 75 
     percent; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4152. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to 
     discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or 
     depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 4153. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish national standards to prevent distracted driving, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 4154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to 
     prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance 
     burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, 
     to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000 exemption, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 4155. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing 
     clean energy improvements under State and local property 
     assessed clean energy programs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SIRES:
       H.R. 4156. A bill to provide for certain improvements in 
     the laws relating to housing for veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Inglis, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 4157. A bill to repeal the authority of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program 
     and return all unobligated funds to reduce the public debt; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.R. 4158. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Rangel, and Ms. Speier):
       H. Con. Res. 215. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Forbes):
       H. Res. 920. A resolution directing the Attorney General to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives all information in 
     the Attorney General's possession regarding certain matters 
     pertaining to detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba who are transferred into the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 921. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Olson, Mr. Cao, and Mr. 
             Austria):
       H. Res. 922. A resolution directing the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives 
     all information in the possession of the Department of 
     Homeland Security relating to the Department's planning, 
     information sharing, and coordination with any state or 
     locality receiving detainees held at Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on or after January 20, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H. Res. 923. A resolution requesting the President to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives all documents in the 
     possession of the President relating to the effects on 
     foreign intelligence collection of the transfer of detainees 
     held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the United 
     States; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H. Res. 924. A resolution directing the Secretary of 
     Defense to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of 
     any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other 
     communication of the Department of Defense, or any portion of 
     such communication, that refers or relates to the trial or 
     detention of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih 
     Mubarek Bin 'Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, or 
     Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Marshall, 
             Mr. Massa, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Schrader, 
             Mr. Michaud, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Filner, Mr. Farr, and 
             Mr. Dicks):
       H. Res. 925. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the meritorious service 
     performed by aviators in the United States Armed Forces who 
     were shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile 
     territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but 
     subsequently escaped; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 926. A resolution honoring former Representative 
     Shirley Chisholm, on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of 
     her birth, for her dedication and for providing an example of 
     selfless service; to the Committee on House Administration.

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           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H. Res. 927. A resolution declaring that it shall continue 
     to be the policy of the United States, consistent with the 
     Taiwan Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such 
     defense articles and services as may be necessary for Taiwan 
     to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Lee 
             of California, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Fattah):
       H. Res. 928. A resolution supporting of the goals and 
     ideals of Universal Children's Day to encourage citizens in 
     the United States to share in the mission of improving the 
     lives of all children around the world; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Hare, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Honda):
       H. Res. 929. A resolution recognizing December 2 as the 
     International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and the 60th 
     anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General 
     Assembly of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic 
     in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of 
     Others and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists 
     following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H. Res. 930. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Harris County 
     Hospital District's Thomas Street Health Center, which 
     coincides with World AIDS Day; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 931. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence 
     against Women; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. CHU (for herself and Ms. Matsui):
       H. Res. 932. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that all State public health departments, local 
     public health departments, hospitals, doctor offices, and 
     other health care providers should adhere to guidelines 
     issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     with regard to the H1N1 influenza virus; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H. Res. 933. A resolution commending the Government of 
     Japan for its current policy against currency manipulation 
     and encouraging the Government of Japan to continue in this 
     policy; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H. Res. 934. A resolution calling on the Government of the 
     Republic of Korea to end unfair trade practices as such 
     practices relate to the automotive industry, expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives that it should take 
     into account such unfair trade practices of the Republic of 
     Korea when the House of Representatives considers the United 
     States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. Hall 
             of New York, Mr. Lee of New York, and Mr. Minnick):
       H. Res. 935. A resolution honoring John E. Warnock, Charles 
     M. Geschke, Forrest M. Bird, Esther Sans Takeuchi, and IBM 
     Corporation for receiving the 2008 National Medal of 
     Technology and Innovation; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. Bean, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Foster, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H. Res. 936. A resolution honoring the citizen-soldiers of 
     the Army National Guard of the State of Illinois, including 
     the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Illinois Army 
     National Guard, which recently returned from deployment to 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, and Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H. Res. 937. A resolution recognizing that Colombia is a 
     vital democratic ally of the United States in the fight 
     against extremism and drug trafficking in the Western 
     Hemisphere and further recognizing the extensive and 
     immediate benefits that passage of the United States-Colombia 
     Trade Promotion Agreement would bring to the United States; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mrs. Bono Mack, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H. Res. 938. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the leaders of Congress and other 
     legislative branch offices should work together to establish 
     and implement a coordinated program for the reuse, recycling, 
     and appropriate disposal of obsolete computers and other 
     electronic equipment used by offices of the legislative 
     branch; to the Committee on House Administration.

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