[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H14980-H14982]
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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. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Cole, Mr. Issa, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Thompson 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 4308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate certain amounts on 
     their income tax returns, to require spending reductions 
     equal to 10 times the amounts so designated, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BRIGHT (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 4309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up 
     Savings Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Ms. Watson):
       H.R. 4310. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to protect children's health by denying any deduction 
     for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote 
     the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or of food 
     of poor nutritional quality; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. HALVORSON:
       H.R. 4311. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the increase in the expensing deduction for 
     small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 4312. A bill to permit the District of Columbia to use 
     Federal funds to provide scholarships for enrollment in 
     participating schools under the DC School Choice Incentive 
     Act of 2003 to students who did not receive such scholarships 
     in the 2009-2010 school year; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Rahall, and 
             Mr. Heinrich):
       H.R. 4313. A bill to amend Part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to eliminate the sunset for reimbursement 
     for services furnished by certain Indian hospitals and 
     clinics; 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

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     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 4314. A bill to permit continued financing of 
     Government operations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 4315. A bill to authorize the issuance of United 
     States War Bonds to aid in funding of the operations in Iraq 
     and Afghanistan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 4316. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain footwear, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Grijalva, 
             and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 4317. A bill to support the establishment or expansion 
     and operation of programs using a network of public and 
     private community entities to provide mentoring for children 
     in foster care; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 4318. A bill to authorize the President to reestablish 
     the Civilian Conservation Corps as a means of providing 
     gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens 
     of the United States through the performance of useful public 
     work, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 4319. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain improvements in the laws relating to 
     specially adapted housing assistance provided by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MURPHY of New York:
       H.R. 4320. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the types of approved programs of education for 
     purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cuellar, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sires, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lujan, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, Ms. Watson, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Richardson, 
             Mr. Welch, Ms. Chu, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. Polis of Colorado, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 4321. A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
     reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland 
     Security, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, 
     Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and House Administration, 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. SARBANES:
       H.R. 4322. A bill to establish a National Foundation on 
     Physical Fitness and Sports to carry out activities to 
     support and supplement the mission of the President's Council 
     on Physical Fitness and Sports; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. SOUDER:
       H.R. 4323. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for certain costs relating 
     to compliance with financial regulations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. TITUS:
       H.R. 4324. A bill to amend the Homeowners Assistance 
     Program of the Department of Defense to give the Secretary of 
     Defense flexibility regarding setting the commencement date 
     for homeowner assistance for members of the Armed Forces 
     permanently reassigned during the mortgage crisis; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. TONKO:
       H.R. 4325. A bill to establish a grant program to assist 
     schools in establishing a universal free classroom breakfast 
     program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 64. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H. Con. Res. 222. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     leadership and historical contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia 
     to the Hispanic community and his remarkable efforts to 
     combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States 
     of America; 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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Peters, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Boren, and Mr. Kind):
       H. Res. 970. A resolution congratulating Flint native, 
     University of Alabama sophomore, and running back Mark Ingram 
     on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy and honoring both his 
     athletic and academic achievements; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boccieri, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Boren, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
             Mr. Bright, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Capito, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carney, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-
             Balart of Florida, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Foster, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Giffords, 
             Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Grayson, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Heller, Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Markey of 
             Colorado, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Perriello, Mr. Peters, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. 
             Putnam, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Schauer, 
             Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sestak, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Space, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Tsongas, Mr. Walz, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson 
             of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Nadler of 
             New York, Mr. Nye, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Harman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Teague, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
             Maffei, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Wu, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Buchanan, and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Res. 971. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer 
     screening for women ages 40 to 49; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce. considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, and 
             Mr. Bright):
       H. Res. 972. A resolution commending University of Alabama 
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     Ingram on winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H. Res. 974. A resolution urging the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to reevaluate the 
     endangerment and cause or contribute findings regarding 
     greenhouse gases signed on December 7, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Chu, Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper, Mr. Honda, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Sutton, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 975. A resolution recognizing the potential for a 
     national fresh food financing initiative to provide an 
     effective and economically sustainable solution to the 
     problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved 
     urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also 
     improving health and stimulating local economic development; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.

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