[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 15 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H470-H472]
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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. MURPHY of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mr. Schauer, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 4553. A bill to amend the Buy American Act with 
     respect to certain waivers under that Act, to provide greater 
     transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Hodes, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Langevin, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Pingree 
             of Maine, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Engel, 
             and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 4554. A bill to reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     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. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Jones, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Kissell, Mr. Israel, Mr. Massa, Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Teague, Mr. Al Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Hodes, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
             Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 4555. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital 
     care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
     were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the 
     water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cao, Mr. Posey, 
             Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Boren, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Paulsen, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Shuster, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bright, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Lance):
       H.R. 4556. A bill to prohibit the use of Department of 
     Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of 
     the United States of individuals involved in the September 
     11, 2001, terrorist attacks; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 4557. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that schools have physical 
     education programs that meet minimum requirements for 
     physical education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 4558. A bill to designate as wilderness certain lands 
     and inland waters within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National 
     Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KISSELL (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Giffords, Mr. Massa, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. McMahon, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 4559. A bill to establish a commission to review 
     benefits provided by each State to disabled veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KRATOVIL:
       H.R. 4560. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     increase transparency and accountability for earmarks, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 4561. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a limited exclusion from gross income for the 
     discharge of indebtedness of individuals; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 4562. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a temporary deduction for interest on unsecured 
     credit card debt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 4563. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and 
     colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 
     Ways and Means, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms.

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             Chu, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Meek of Florida, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 4564. A bill to extend for 1 year the Emergency 
     Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy 
     Families Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Teague, Mr. Arcuri, and 
             Mr. Minnick):
       H.R. 4565. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
     employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Lance, Mr. Jones, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Paul, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 4566. A bill to terminate authority under the Troubled 
     Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Bishop 
             of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cooper, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kagen, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kissell, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 4567. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide accountability for the criminal acts of Federal 
     contractors and employees outside the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. 
             Platts):
       H.R. 4568. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
     program under which the Secretaries make payments for certain 
     treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic 
     stress disorder; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. SESTAK:
       H.R. 4569. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 relating to the amount of rental assistance available 
     under the veterans affairs supported housing program; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 4570. A bill to reauthorize the United States 
     Commission on Civil Rights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 4571. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for an increase in the amount available for 
     reimbursements payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to State approving agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Peterson, and Mrs. 
             Emerson):
       H.R. 4572. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act relating to 
     greenhouse gases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Honda, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Filner, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Fudge, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 4573. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the 
     International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-
     American Development Bank, and other multilateral development 
     institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
     United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's 
     debts to such institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 4574. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitations on the maximum amount of the 
     deduction of interest on education loans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WU:
       H.R. 4575. A bill to authorize grants for the creation, 
     update, or adaption of open textbooks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4576. A bill to require a study and report on the 
     feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea 
     port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic United 
     States interests within the evolving and ever more important 
     region; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland (for herself and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.J. Res. 74. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States permitting Congress and 
     the States to regulate the expenditure of funds by 
     corporations engaging in political speech; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Bonner):
       H. Res. 1050. A resolution providing amounts for further 
     expenses of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in 
     the One Hundred Eleventh Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration. considered and agreed to. considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BOREN (for himself, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Sullivan, and Mr. Lucas):
       H. Res. 1052. A resolution honoring the members of the Army 
     National Guard and Air National Guard of the State of 
     Oklahoma for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the 
     United States since September 11, 2001; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mrs. DAHLKEMPER:
       H. Res. 1053. A resolution recognizing that women are 
     equally affected by colon cancer; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H. Res. 1054. A resolution commending and congratulating 
     the University of West Alabama on the occasion of its 175th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Shuster, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Wittman, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Watson, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Griffith, 
             and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
       H. Res. 1055. A resolution supporting the designation of 
     National Robotics Week as an annual event; to the Committee 
     on Science and Technology, 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. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Res. 1056. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April as National Limb Loss Awareness Month; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Granger, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Minnick, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olson, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, and Ms. Watson):
       H. Res. 1057. A resolution recognizing the National 
     Basketball Association's (NBA) All-Star Game in the Greater 
     Dallas Metroplex; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
             Norton, and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
       H. Res. 1058. A resolution honoring and praising the 
     Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion of its 10th 
     anniversary; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. McMAHON (for himself, Mr. Berman, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Barrow, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Lee of New York, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Walz, Mr. Adler of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Himes, Mr. Nadler of New 
             York, Mr. Wu, Mr. Teague, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Kissell, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Israel, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Kosmas, Mr. Braley

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             of Iowa, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Polis of Colorado, and Ms. DeGette):
       H. Res. 1059. A resolution honoring the heroism of the 
     seven United States Agency for International Development and 
     Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance supported urban 
     search and rescue teams deployed to Haiti from New York City, 
     New York, Fairfax County, Virginia, Los Angeles County, 
     California, Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida, and 
     Virginia Beach, Virginia, and commending their dedication and 
     assistance in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010 Haitian 
     earthquake; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
             Mr. Barrett of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 1060. A resolution congratulating Frank Buckles, 
     America's last surviving WWI veteran, on his 109th birthday 
     on February 1, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. TITUS (for herself, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             Heller):
       H. Res. 1061. A resolution honoring the heroic actions of 
     Court Security Officer Stanley Cooper, Deputy United States 
     Marshal Richard J. ``Joe'' Gardner, the law enforcement 
     officers of the United States Marshals Service and Las Vegas 
     Metropolitan Police Department, and the Court Security 
     Officers in responding to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. 
     George Federal Courthouse on January 4, 2010; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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