[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 191 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H15498-H15502]
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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Coble, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 4326. A bill to provide appropriate protection to 
     attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work 
     product; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 4327. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the good time credit toward service of 
     sentences of imprisonment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4328. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners 
     who participate in designated educational, vocational, 
     treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 4329. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of President James Monroe, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cao, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Himes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Perlmutter, and Mr. 
             Perriello):
       H.R. 4330. A bill to provide high-quality public charter 
     school options for students by enabling such public charter 
     schools to expand and replicate; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 4331. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     establish the Office of Money Services Business Compliance 
     within the Department of the Treasury for the purpose of 
     assuring compliance with subchapter II of chapter 53 of such 
     title by money services businesses and such other duties as 
     the Secretary of the Treasury may delegate, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 4332. A bill to provide to the Secretary of Interior a 
     mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA-
     20139 and CA-22901, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, 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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Ms. Richardson, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Hirono, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 4333. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to improve the health and well-being of 
     school children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. Ellsworth):
       H.R. 4334. A bill to provide grants for the renovation, 
     modernization, and construction of law enforcement 
     facilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
       H.R. 4335. A bill to provide for the redress of prison 
     abuses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 4336. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there 
     is a Federal

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     deficit; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Schwartz):
       H.R. 4337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify certain rules applicable to regulated 
     investment companies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MELANCON:
       H.R. 4338. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for 
     public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 4339. A bill to encourage students from the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to become 
     civically engaged through local and Federal government 
     fellowships; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H.R. 4340. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to establish a revolving loan fund program for certain 
     businesses to facilitate increased lending in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 4341. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require a warning on the label of any food 
     container that is composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol 
     A or could release bisphenol A into food; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 4342. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the Secretary of the 
     Treasury's authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4343. A bill to establish in the Department of 
     Commerce the Minority Business Development Program to provide 
     qualified minority businesses with technical assistance, loan 
     guarantees, and contracting opportunities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 4344. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection 
     Agency from obligating any amounts for the regulation of 
     emissions of carbon dioxide; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Bright, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Bachus, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 4345. A bill to establish the Alabama Black Belt 
     National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 4346. A bill to establish a commission to commemorate 
     the ending of chattel slavery in the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOREN (for himself and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 4347. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-
     governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 4348. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses 
     incurred in teleworking; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bono Mack, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Costa, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Issa, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McCarthy of California, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. Richardson, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Flake):
       H.R. 4349. A bill to further allocate and expand the 
     availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 4350. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien who is 
     the parent or legal guardian of a United States citizen child 
     if the child was born abroad and is the child of a deceased 
     member of the Armed Forces of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Massa, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Stark, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Hare, 
             Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Schauer, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Kagen, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 4351. A bill to amend the Buy American Act to increase 
     the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the 
     waiver provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California:
       H.R. 4352. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize additional assistance for projects 
     to construct publicly owned treatment works that serve small 
     and disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 4353. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to authorize access by owners and operators of 
     certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database 
     maintained for the purpose of prohibiting the operation of 
     unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 4354. A bill to recruit, support, and prepare 
     principals to improve student academic achievement at high-
     need schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 4355. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to 
     make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian 
     tribes to carry out employment training programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Israel, Mr. Castle, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shuler, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Lee of 
             California):
       H.R. 4356. A bill to amend the Humane Methods of Slaughter 
     Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory 
     cattle, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 4357. A bill to use amounts repaid to the Treasury 
     under the Troubled Assets Relief Program for relief to 
     displaced and low-wage workers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor, and 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 Ms. BALDWIN:
       H.R. 4358. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve access to high-quality 
     early learning and child care for low-income children and 
     working families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Walz):
       H.R. 4359. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee 
     housing loans for the construction energy efficient 
     dwellings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McClintock, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Watson, Mr. Dreier, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Ms. Speier, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Nunes, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Royce, Mr. Baca, 
             Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Chu, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Herger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Cardoza, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 4360. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, 
     California, as the ``Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center''; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4361. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate contribution limitations for retirement 
     plans and increase penalties attributable to such 
     contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAO:
       H.R. 4362. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income remediation payments for 
     hazardous drywall; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 4363. A bill to establish a regulatory system and 
     research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the 
     United States exclusive economic zone, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 4364. A bill to protect first amendment rights of 
     petition and free speech by preventing States and the United 
     States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in 
     furtherance of those rights, commonly called ``SLAPPs'', and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida:
       H.R. 4365. A bill to limit the distribution of funds for 
     campaign-related work under the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009, to reduce the deficit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana:
       H.R. 4366. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for qualified motor vehicle 
     taxes for motor homes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 4367. A bill to alter requirements relating to 
     recommendations for funding by the Federal Transit 
     Administration of fixed guideway projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Sires, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lee of 
             California):
       H.R. 4368. A bill to authorize the establishment of a 
     Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas 
     Fund to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster 
     increased economic opportunity in that region, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 4369. A bill to allow the United States-Canada 
     Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding to be considered 
     an international agreement for the purposes of section 
     304(e)(4) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4370. A bill to require railroad carriers to prepare 
     and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders 
     before transporting hazardous materials through their 
     jurisdictions; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Akin, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Kagen, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Massa, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Peters, Mr. Berry, Mr. Himes, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Maffei, Mr. Clay, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Hill, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Adler of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 4371. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense 
     relative value units for certain cardiology services; 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 case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 4372. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a pilot program for evaluating technologies that 
     are likely to prevent adverse weather effects associated with 
     freezing temperatures on bridges, improve bridge safety, 
     extend the life of bridges, and promote energy efficiency on 
     bridges on the National Highway System; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 4373. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of 
     partial hospitalization services under the Medicare Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 4374. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from 
     biomass, to provide credit rate parity under such credit, and 
     to exclude certain unprocessed fuels from the cellulosic 
     biofuel producer credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 4375. A bill to restore certain provisions of the 
     Banking Act of 1933, commonly referred to as the ``Glass-
     Steagall Act'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Polis, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Speier, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Watson, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Peters, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
             Clarke, Ms. Chu, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Clay, Mr. Tonko, 
             and Mr. Murphy of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4376. A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
     to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation 
     or gender identity when extending credit; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 4377. A bill to repeal certain provisions of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between 
     commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner 
     provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called ``Glass-
     Steagall Act'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 4378. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act to require that the same access to transportation and 
     public accommodations be afforded to certified trainers of 
     service animals as is afforded under such Act to individuals 
     with disabilities who use such service animals; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 4379. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require contractors and subcontractors working on military 
     construction projects to comply with licensing requirements 
     for employees working at the project location; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
       H.R. 4380. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of 
     duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             George Miller of California):
       H.R. 4381. A bill to reform the H-2B program, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 4382. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community 
     organizations for the development of open space on 
     municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lee of 
             New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Massa, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McMahon, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Nadler 
             of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, and 
             Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 4383. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
     screening and treatment program for prostate cancer

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     in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical 
     cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 4384. A bill to establish the Utah Navajo Trust Fund 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, and Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 4385. 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. MICHAUD (for himself, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mrs. Davis of California):
       H.R. 4386. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require emergency contraception to be available at all 
     military health care treatment facilities; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 4387. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the 
     ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for himself and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 4388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game 
     meat; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY of New York:
       H.R. 4389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to taxpayers using 
     energy derived from biomass to power domestic paper, pulp and 
     paperboard manufacturing process facilities; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURPHY of New York:
       H.R. 4390. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for enhanced program and provider protections 
     under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance 
     programs; 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 case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 4391. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-
     provided supplemental instructional services assistance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Watson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H.R. 4392. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and 
     promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan 
     Africa; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Fudge, 
             Ms. Markey of Colorado, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Hare, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Camp, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. 
             Dent, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Welch, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Simpson, 
             Mr. Carnahan, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Platts, 
             and Mr. Minnick):
       H.R. 4393. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     reduce the matching requirement for participants in the 
     Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
       H.R. 4394. A bill to provide for a phased ban on 
     decabrominated diphenylether and mixtures or products 
     containing that chemical, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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. PLATTS:
       H.R. 4395. A bill to revise the boundaries of the 
     Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg 
     Train Station, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 4396. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide 
     that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SABLAN:
       H.R. 4397. A bill to clarify the transitional status of 
     certain aliens not provided for in subtitle A of title VII of 
     the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. SALAZAR (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Markey of 
             Colorado, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Minnick, Mr. 
             Lujan, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 4398. A bill to address public safety risks in western 
     States by facilitating insect and disease infestation 
     treatment of National Forest System land and certain adjacent 
     land, to make permanent the good-neighbor authority for 
     Colorado and stewardship contracting authorities available to 
     the Forest Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Maffei, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Carnahan, and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 4399. A bill to further the national deployment of 
     electric drive vehicles, to strengthen and enhance the 
     national power grid through the integration of such vehicles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Science and Technology, 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. SHULER (for himself, Mr. Melancon, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Paul, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Minnick, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Inglis, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Hill, Ms. Bean, Mr. Childers, Mr. Costa, 
             and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 4400. A bill to authorize States to exempt certain 
     nonprofit housing organizations from the licensing 
     requirements of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 4401. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to 
     modify a provision relating to leases involving certain 
     Indian tribes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 4402. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to improve access to nutritious meals for 
     young children in child care; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Buyer, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 4403. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
     unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the 
     uniformed services and the unremarried surviving spouses of 
     veterans who died from a service-connected or compensable 
     disability, and for the dependents of such spouses; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H.R. 4404. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in 
     minority communities; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Cleaver, and Mr. Walden):
       H.R. 4405. A bill to provide for greater responsibility in 
     lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United 
     States and the international financial institutions by low-
     income countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 4406. A bill to render nationals of Israel eligible to 
     enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and 
     investors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4407. A bill to establish a coordinated avalanche 
     protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, 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. HALVORSON:
       H.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution disapproving the rule 
     submitted by the Federal Election Commission with respect to 
     travel on private aircraft by candidates for the office of 
     President, Vice President, and Senator; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.J. Res. 66. A joint resolution disapproving a rule 
     submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relating to endangerment and cause or 
     contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) 
     of the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.

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           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred 
     Eleventh Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Lance, and 
             Mr. Paul):
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution encouraging Federal 
     financial regulators to establish clear and consistent 
     guidelines for financial institutions seeking to grow or 
     expand; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Ms. Granger):
       H. Con. Res. 225. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of observing the National Slavery and 
     Trafficking Prevention Month from January 1 through February 
     1 of each year to raise awareness of, and opposition to, 
     modern slavery; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Nye, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Fallin, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Carter, Mr. Conaway, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Marchant, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Posey, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
             Wittman):
       H. Res. 977. A resolution honoring Navy SEALs Petty Officer 
     2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan 
     Keefe, and Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas for their 
     heroic actions in the capture of Ahmed Hashim Abed, the 
     mastermind behind of one of the most notorious crimes against 
     Americans in Iraq; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H. Res. 978. A resolution requesting the President to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives all documents in the 
     possession of the President relating to the inventory and 
     review of intelligence related to the shooting at Fort Hood, 
     Texas, described by the President in a memorandum dated 
     November 10, 2009; to the Committee on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H. Res. 979. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of the Common Core State 
     Standards Initiative; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Olson, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Mr. Austria):
       H. Res. 980. A resolution of inquiry directing the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of 
     Representatives a copy of the Transportation Security 
     Administration's Aviation Security Screening Management 
     Standard Operating Procedures manual in effect on December 5, 
     2009, and any subsequent revisions of such manual in effect 
     prior to the adoption of this resolution; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Bartlett, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 981. A resolution supporting continued political 
     and economic development in Ukraine; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Shimkus):
       H. Res. 982. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that France and other member states of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union 
     should decline to sell major weapons systems or offensive 
     military equipment to the Russian Federation; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H. Res. 983. A resolution requesting the President, and 
     directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, 
     records, and communications in their possession relating to 
     certain agreements regarding health care reform; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. 
             Capuano):
       H. Res. 984. A resolution recognizing the importance and 
     contributions of the official United States naval history 
     museums; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H. Res. 985. A resolution of inquiry directing the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives all information in 
     the possession of the Administrator relating to nutrient 
     management of the Illinois River Watershed, Arkansas and 
     Oklahoma; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Adler of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Mr. Welch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Patrick J. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California):
       H. Res. 986. A resolution supporting a national and 
     international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary 
     of the United States of America's birth, to be held 
     throughout the year 2026, focused on the Greater Philadelphia 
     Region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of 
     Delaware, and the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H. Res. 987. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     trade to the United States economy and the importance of 
     passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and 
     Panama; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Daniel 
             E. Lungren of California, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rooney, 
             Mr. Guthrie, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
             Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
             Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bright, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Akin, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
             Wittman, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Cohen, and Mr. Nye):
       H. Res. 988. A resolution recognizing the exemplarily 
     service, devotion to country, and selfless sacrifice of 
     Special Warfare Operators 2nd Class Matthew McCabe and 
     Jonathan Keefe and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio 
     Huertas in capturing Ahmed Hashim Abed, one of the most-
     wanted terrorists in Iraq, and pledging to continue to 
     support members of the United States Armed Forces serving in 
     harm's way; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Baird, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Honda, Mr. Wu, Ms. Speier, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Holt):
       H. Res. 989. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should adopt 
     national policies and pursue international agreements to 
     prevent ocean acidification, to study the impacts of ocean 
     acidification, and to address the effects of ocean 
     acidification on marine ecosystems and coastal economies; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             and Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
       H. Res. 990. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of January 2010 as ``National Mentoring Month''; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PERRIELLO:
       H. Res. 991. A resolution commending the University of 
     Virginia men's soccer team for winning the 2009 Division I 
     NCAA National Championship; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 992. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should 
     halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful 
     reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights 
     defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed 
     Iranian presidential election of June 12, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ROONEY:
       H. Res. 993. A resolution recognizing the service, 
     professionalism, honor, and sacrifices of the Navy SEALs and 
     their contribution to the national security of the United 
     States, supporting the mission of the Navy SEALs, and 
     encouraging the people of the United States to learn the 
     history and mission of the Navy SEALs; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H. Res. 994. A resolution directing the Attorney General to 
     transmit to the House of Representatives all information in 
     the Attorney General's possession relating to the decision to 
     dismiss United States v. New Black Panther Party; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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