[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 191 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H15493-H15494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
following titles:

           August 7, 2009:
       H.R. 2245. An Act to authorize the President, in 
     conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and 
     first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals 
     on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, 
     the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. `Buzz' Aldrin, 
     Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk 
     on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 
     mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit 
     the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
       H.R. 3114. An Act to authorize the Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made 
     available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent 
     operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-
     force, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3357. An Act to restore sums to the Highway Trust 
     Fund, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3435. An Act making supplemental appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and 
     Save Program.
           August 12, 2009:
       H.R. 838. An Act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel 
     of land held by the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of 
     Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the 
     construction of a new educational facility that includes a 
     secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other 
     purposes.
           August 19, 2009:
       H.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution recognizing the service, 
     sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned 
     Officers of the United States Army.
       H.R. 774. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long 
     Island City, New York, as the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 987. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 601 8th Street in Freedom, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``John Scott Challis, Jr. Post Office''.
       H.R. 1271. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard 
     in Pompano Beach, Florida, as the ``Elijah Pat Larkins Post 
     Office Building''.
       H.R. 1275. An Act to direct the exchange of certain land in 
     Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1397. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New 
     York, as the ``Caroline O'Day Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 2090. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 431 State Street in 
     Ogdensburg, New York, as the ``Frederic Remington Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 2162. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in 
     Nampa, Idaho, as the ``Herbert A Littleton Postal Station''.
       H.R. 2325. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1300 Matamoros Street in 
     Laredo, Texas, as the ``Laredo Veterans Post Office''.
       H.R. 2422. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2300 Scenic Drive in 
     Georgetown, Texas, as the ``Kile G. West Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 2470. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT 
     in Port Charlotte, Florida, as the ``Lieutenant Commander Roy 
     H. Boehm Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 2938. An Act to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydro-electric project.
           September 18, 2009:
       H.R. 3325. An Act to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to reauthorize for 1 year the Work Incentives Planning 
     and Assistance program and the Protection and Advocacy for 
     Beneficiaries of Social Security program.
           September 30, 2009:
       H.R. 1243. An Act to provide for the award of a gold medal 
     on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his 
     service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
     sportsmanship in golf.
       H.R. 3614. An Act to provide for an additional temporary 
     extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 1, 2009:
       H.R. 2918. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3607. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
     improvement program, and for other purposes.
           October 9, 2009:
       H.R. 2131. An Act to amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States 
     Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
       H.R. 3593. An Act to amend the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend by one year the operation 
     of Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.
           October 13, 2009:
       H.R. 3663. An Act to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation 
     requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers 
     of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies.
           October 19, 2009:
       H.R. 1687. An Act to designate the federally occupied 
     building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, SW., 
     Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 2053. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 525 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the 
     ``Albert Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 2121. An Act to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in Galveston, 
     Texas, to the Galveston Historical Foundation.
       H.R. 2498. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
     ``William O. Lipinski Federal Building''.
       H.R. 2913. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 301 Simonton Street in Key West, Florida, as the 
     ``Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse''.
           October 21, 2009:
       H.R. 2997. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2010, and for other purposes.
           October 22, 2009:
       H.R. 1016. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 28, 2009:
       H.R. 2647. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2892. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2010, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3183. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
           October 29, 2009:
       H.R. 621. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
     establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of 
     America.
           October 30, 2009:
       H.R. 2996. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
     purposes.
           November 6, 2009:
       H.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir 
     Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States 
     posthumously.
       H.R. 1209. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 
     establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's 
     highest award for valor in action against an enemy force 
     which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed 
     Services of the United States, to honor the American military 
     men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, 
     and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor 
     represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, 
     sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge 
     fate and change the course of history.
       H.R. 3548. An Act to amend the Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of 
     certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3606. An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to make 
     a technical correction to an amendment made by the Credit 
     CARD Act of 2009.
           November 30, 2009:
       H.R. 955. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 10355 Northeast Valley Road 
     in Rollingbay, Washington, as the ``John `Bud' Hawk Post 
     Office''.
       H.R. 1516. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade 
     City, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office''.
       H.R. 1713. An Act to name the South Central Agricultural 
     Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, 
     Oklahoma, and the facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, 
     Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley `Wes' 
     Watkins.
       H.R. 2004. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, 
     Michigan, as the ``Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
       H.R. 2215. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden 
     City, Michigan, as the ``John J. Shivnen Post Office 
     Building''.

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       H.R. 2760. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in 
     Los Angeles, California, as the ``Johnny Grant Hollywood Post 
     Office Building''.
       H.R. 2972. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 115 West Edward Street in 
     Erath, Louisiana, as the ``Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office''.
       H.R. 3119. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 867 Stockton Street in San 
     Francisco, California, as the ``Lim Poon Lee Post Office''.
       H.R. 3386. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des 
     Moines, Iowa, as the ``Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial 
     Post Office''.
       H.R. 3547. An Act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, 
     Utah, as the ``Rex E. Lee Post Office Building''.
           December 15, 2009:
       H.R. 4218. An Act to amend titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit retroactive payments to individuals 
     during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, 
     fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators.
           December 16, 2009:
       H.R. 3288. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2010, and for other purposes
       H.R. 4217. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
     improvement program, and for other purposes.

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