[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H753-H755]
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. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Childers, Mr. Minnick, Mr. 
             Boswell, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Scott of Georgia, 
             Mr. Massa, Mr. Bright, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Kind, Mr. Davis 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Costa, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ross, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lee of 
             California, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 4645. A bill to remove obstacles to legal sales of 
     United States agricultural commodities to Cuba and to end 
     travel restrictions on all Americans to Cuba; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, and 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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 4646. A bill to establish a fee on transactions which 
     would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax 
     on individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Budget, Rules, and 
     Appropriations, 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. McMAHON (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Weiner, and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4647. A bill to impose sanctions on persons who are 
     complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens 
     of Iran or their family members after the June 12, 2009, 
     elections in Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, Ways and Means, and 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             McCotter, and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 4648. A bill to prohibit the release or parole of 
     certain unprivileged enemy belligerents into the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. 
             Royce):
       H.R. 4649. A bill to impose sanctions on persons who are 
     complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens 
     of Iran or their family members after the June 12, 2009,

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     political processes in Iran, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and 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 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Hall of New York, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Polis of 
             Colorado, Mr. Holt, Ms. Shea-Porter, and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 4650. A bill to phase out the use of private military 
     contractors; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 4651. A bill to prohibit the further extension or 
     establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express 
     authorization of Congress; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 4652. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities 
     to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia 
     River Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Capito, 
             Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Posey, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. Granger, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Lance, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Alexander, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 4653. A bill to provide on-budget status to the 
     Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home 
     Loan Mortgage Corporation; to the Committee on the Budget, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     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. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Boswell, and 
             Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 4654. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     designate certain medical facilities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRIGHT:
       H.R. 4655. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 1-year extension of the increased expensing 
     of certain depreciable business assets and the special 
     depreciation allowance for certain business property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 4656. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program establishing a child-
     care center for children of veterans receiving treatment and 
     other individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4657. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to include information relating to the human immunodeficiency 
     virus (HIV) in the disease prevention and health promotion 
     services authorized by such Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4658. A bill to authorize the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of National Forest System land in the Cherokee 
     National Forest and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to use the proceeds from that conveyance to acquire a parcel 
     of land for inclusion in that national forest, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 4659. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require disclosures to all cosigners and guarantors with 
     respect to any consumer credit transaction or consumer lease 
     that are required to be made to the consumer in connection 
     with such transaction or lease, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 4660. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study on the performance of 
     Federal Government in meeting certain small business 
     procurement contracting goals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H.R. 4661. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the dollar limitation on expensing certain 
     depreciable assets and to extend the deduction for an 
     additional year; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 4662. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of 
     lymphedema under the Medicare Program and to reduce costs 
     under such program related to the treatment of complications 
     of lymphedema, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. KOSMAS:
       H.R. 4663. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a permanent exclusion of all gain on 
     certain small business stock; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KRATOVIL:
       H.R. 4664. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide for a one-year moratorium on the sale or 
     foreclosure of property owned by surviving spouses of 
     servicemembers killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation 
     Enduring Freedom; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MASSA (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McMahon, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Murphy of New York, 
             Mr. Tonko, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Maffei, Mr. Lee of New York, and Mr. Higgins):
       H.R. 4665. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 23 Genesee Street in 
     Hornell, New York, as the ``Zachary Smith Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Welch, and Mr. 
             McIntyre):
       H.R. 4666. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to 
     support cluster-based economic development efforts; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PERRIELLO (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Mrs. Halvorson, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of 
             Arizona, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Rodriguez, and 
             Mr. Teague):
       H.R. 4667. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2010, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Sires, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 4668. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum amount that may 
     be allotted to Puerto Rico under part A of title III; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Sablan, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Serrano, and Mrs. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 4669. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide that hospitals located in territories 
     are eligible for electronic health record incentive payments 
     under Medicare in the same manner as hospitals located in one 
     of the 50 States are eligible for such incentive payments; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 4670. A bill to establish a program through which each 
     State may provide a bust to be displayed in one of the House 
     Office Buildings; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H.R. 4671. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to include national discovery trails, and to designate the 
     American Discovery Trail, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4672. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States 
     to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Mr. KISSELL (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, and Mr. Buyer):

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       H. Con. Res. 238. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home 
     after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military 
     sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights 
     and for the dignity of a people and a Nation; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H. Res. 1095. A resolution electing a Minority member to a 
     standing committee; considered and agreed to. considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Sires, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Jackson 
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Salazar, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Richardson, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Chaffetz, Ms. Watson, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. McHenry, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Chu, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lincoln 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cao, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 1096. A resolution encouraging individuals across 
     the United States to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure 
     an accurate and complete count beginning April 1, 2010, and 
     expressing support for designation of March 2010 as Census 
     Awareness Month; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Inglis, 
             Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Kosmas, 
             Ms. Matsui, Mr. Akin, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. McNerney, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Baird, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Ms. Fudge, 
             and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Res. 1097. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Engineers Week, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Boswell, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Issa):
       H. Res. 1099. A resolution recognizing the 65th anniversary 
     of the Battle of Iwo Jima; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 1100. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the National Institutes of 
     Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     should expand and intensify programs of research and related 
     activities regarding the population of older individuals 
     living with or at risk for HIV; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H. Res. 1101. A resolution establishing an earmark 
     moratorium for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inglis, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Meeks of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, 
             and Ms. Watson):
       H. Res. 1102. A resolution commemorating the 20th 
     anniversary of the release of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, 
     recognizing the significance of his contribution to democracy 
     and racial equality in South Africa, and honoring his life-
     long dedication to building a more equitable and united 
     world; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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