[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 186 (Friday, December 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H14826-H14827]
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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Holt, Mr. Watt, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Pallone, and 
             Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 4283. A bill to prohibit United States attorneys and 
     assistant United States attorneys from acting as or working 
     for corporate monitors for specified periods after their 
     service with the Government terminates; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 4284. A bill to extend the Generalized System of 
     Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Baca, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 4285. A bill to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
     Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 4286. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow a local educational agency 
     that receives a subgrant under section 2121 of such Act to 
     use the funds to provide professional development activities 
     that train school personnel about restorative justice and 
     conflict resolution; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 4287. A bill to establish an Office of Livability in 
     the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 4288. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal 
     economic development assistance for any State or locality 
     that uses the power of eminent domain power to obtain 
     property for private commercial development or that fails to 
     pay relocation costs to persons displaced by use of the power 
     of eminent domain for economic development purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, 
     Natural Resources, and 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 Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 4289. A bill to designate certain lands in the State 
     of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARE (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Cohen, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Courtney, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Rush, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Clarke, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Chu, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Kagen, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 4290. A bill to establish the New Economy Grant 
     Program through the Department of Labor to create public 
     works jobs on State and local lands and community-based 
     public interest projects, to direct aid to State and local 
     governments for the retention and rehiring of certain public 
     employees, and provide direct aid to the Departments of 
     Agriculture and Interior to create public works jobs to 
     address their deferred maintenance items; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, 
     Agriculture, Financial Services, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself and 
             Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4291. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for the National Park 
     Service, National Forest Service, and Federal Highway 
     Administration for public land rehabilitation, road projects, 
     and job creation; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. CHILDERS:
       H.R. 4292. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit to the issuers of qualified 
     zone academy bonds and qualified school construction bonds; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARCURI:
       H.R. 4293. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to maximize the efficiency in 
     administering governmental functions; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ARCURI:
       H.R. 4294. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to eliminate cost-sharing 
     requirements in connection with economic adjustment grants 
     made to assist communities that have suffered economic injury 
     as a result of military base closures and realignments, 
     defense contractor reductions in force, and Department of 
     Energy defense-related funding reductions; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 4295. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish and carry out a program 
     to provide loans directly to small business concerns, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. HALVORSON:
       H.R. 4296. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax incentive for the installation and 
     maintenance of mechanical insulation property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 4297. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to review, update, and 
     revise certain regulations relating to assistance under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 4298. A bill to prevent gun trafficking in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Buchanan, and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 4299. A bill to authorize a capitalization of self-
     sustainable social services grant program to provide 
     workforce development opportunities and training to people 
     with barriers to employment; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Massa, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mr. Olver, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Shea-
             Porter, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Towns, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 4300. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish a national usury rate for consumer credit card 
     accounts under open end consumer credit plans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. HOYER:
       H.J. Res. 62. A joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh 
     Congress; considered and passed.

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           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution requesting that the 
     President issue a proclamation annually calling upon the 
     people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One 
     Day of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. 
             Mitchell):
       H. Res. 965. A resolution repealing rule XXVIII of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the 
     statutory limit on the public debt; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Res. 966. A resolution calling on the President and the 
     Secretary of Education to fire Kevin Jennings from his post 
     as ``Safe Schools Czar''; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Towns, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Meeks of New 
             York):
       H. Res. 967. A resolution recognizing the 15th anniversary 
     of the establishment of the Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Fund and reaffirming the importance of its 
     mission of economic and community development; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 968. A resolution expressing sympathy for and 
     solidarity with the people of the Russian Federation 
     following the bombing of the Nevsky Express; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.

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