[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 25 (Thursday, February 25, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H931-H933]
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. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 4689. A bill to establish the Office of the National 
     Alzheimer's Project; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Halvorson, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Hodes, Mr. Himes, Mr. Sires, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Carnahan, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Courtney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Quigley, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 4690. A bill to establish the Office of Sustainable 
     Housing and Communities, to establish the Interagency Council 
     on Sustainable Communities, to establish a comprehensive 
     planning grant program, to establish a sustainability 
     challenge grant program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 4691. A bill to provide a temporary extension of 
     certain programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Education and Labor, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Financial Services, Small Business, the 
     Judiciary, and 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. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. Hare, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Peters, 
             Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois):
       H.R. 4692. A bill to require the President to prepare a 
     quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the

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     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 Mrs. DAHLKEMPER (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Patrick 
             J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Altmire, 
             Mr. Shuster, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Holden, 
             and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 4693. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by 
     a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State 
     license or certification required by reason of a permanent 
     change in the duty station of such member to another State; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Himes, Mr. Polis of 
             Colorado, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Ms. Chu, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 4694. A bill to amend the Community Development 
     Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to provide 
     financial assistance to community development financial 
     institutions to help defray the costs of operating small 
     dollar loan programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
             Sablan, and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 4695. A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide financial 
     assistance to local educational agencies that educate alien 
     children admitted to the United States as citizens of one of 
     the Freely Associated States; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mrs. BACHMANN:
       H.R. 4696. A bill to expand the availability of health 
     savings accounts, to eliminate restrictions on the deduction 
     for medical expenses, and to provide for cooperative 
     governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in 
     interstate commerce; 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. CAO (for himself, Mr. Nye, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Taylor, and Mr. Posey):
       H.R. 4697. 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 Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Dent, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Holt, and Mr. Sestak):
       H.R. 4698. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a program to build upon and help coordinate 
     funding for restoration and protection efforts at the 
     Federal, regional, State, and local level for the four-State 
     Delaware Basin, including all of Delaware Bay and portions of 
     Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, located in 
     the Delaware River watershed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. DONNELLY of Indiana:
       H.R. 4699. 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. KAGEN (for himself, Mr. Foster, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Braley 
             of Iowa, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Welch, 
             Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Hodes):
       H.R. 4700. A bill to provide for transparency in health 
     care pricing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     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. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4701. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide relief to certain married couples who would 
     otherwise be ineligible for the first-time homebuyer credit; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 4702. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow all taxpayers a credit against income tax for 
     up to $1,000 of charitable contributions; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Campbell, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California):
       H.R. 4703. A bill to prohibit the further extension or 
     establishment of national monuments in California except by 
     express authorization of Congress; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MASSA:
       H.R. 4704. A bill to provide public safety officer 
     disability benefits to officers disabled before the enactment 
     of the Federal public safety officer disability benefits law; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Granger, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Posey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey):
       H.R. 4705. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign the face of $50 Federal reserve notes so as to 
     include a likeness of President Ronald Wilson Reagan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 4706. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to 
     assist individuals with high residential energy costs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHAUER:
       H.R. 4707. A bill to extend the emergency unemployment 
     compensation program through the end of fiscal year 2010; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 4708. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to require citizenship and immigration 
     verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. Hare, Mr. Honda, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 4709. A bill to award planning grants and 
     implementation grants to State educational agencies to enable 
     the State educational agencies to complete comprehensive 
     planning to carry out activities designed to integrate 
     engineering education into K-12 instruction and curriculum 
     and to provide evaluation grants to measure efficacy of K-12 
     engineering education; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Peterson, and Mrs. 
             Emerson):
       H.J. Res. 76. A joint resolution disapproving a rule 
     submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
     the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings 
     for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Bordallo, and Ms. Richardson):
       H. Con. Res. 240. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for designation of the fourth week in April as ``National 
     Streetscaping Week''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Graves, and Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer):
       H. Con. Res. 241. Concurrent resolution congratulating 
     Silver Dollar City and Herschend Family Entertainment Company 
     on the 50th anniversary of the opening of Silver Dollar City, 
     a turn-of-the-century theme park that celebrates the spirit, 
     ingenuity, and artistry of early America; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Fudge, and Mr. Perriello):
       H. Con. Res. 242. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
     Colored People on the occasion of its 101st anniversary; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Sablan):
       H. Con. Res. 243. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an 
     event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. FALLIN (for herself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Lucas, and Mr. Sullivan):
       H. Res. 1110. A resolution commending the members of the 
     45th Agri-Business Development Team of the Oklahoma National 
     Guard, for their efforts to modernize agriculture and 
     sustainable farming practices in Afghanistan and their 
     dedication and service to the United States; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado (for herself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Res. 1111. A resolution designating March 2, 2010, as 
     ``Read Across America Day''; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Sestak, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper, and Mr. Wolf):

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       H. Res. 1112. A resolution congratulating the Pennsylvania 
     State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) on its 
     continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at 
     Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mr. Boren):
       H. Res. 1114. A resolution supporting the observance of 
     Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Issa, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H. Res. 1115. A resolution expressing appreciation for the 
     profound dedication and public service of Enrique ``Kiki'' 
     Camarena on the 25th anniversary of his death; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Carnahan, 
             and Mr. Burgess):
       H. Res. 1116. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H. Res. 1117. A resolution commending and congratulating 
     the California State University system on the occasion of its 
     50th anniversary; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Poe 
             of Texas, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Olson, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
             Wolf):
       H. Res. 1118. A resolution expressing the concern of the 
     House of Representatives over the Government of Iran's 
     continued oppression of its people and calling on the 
     Administration to take further measures in support of those 
     oppressed by the current Iranian regime; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Inglis, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Schauer, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Halvorson, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Bright, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Nye, 
             Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Akin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Massa, Mr. 
             Kratovil, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Ellsworth, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Ms. Shea-Porter, 
             Mr. Courtney, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, and 
             Mr. Owens):
       H. Res. 1119. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that all people in the United States 
     should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the 
     service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed 
     Forces both at home and abroad; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H. Res. 1120. A resolution recognizing the 174th 
     anniversary of the independence of the State of Texas; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Latta, Ms. Sutton, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Driehaus, Mr. 
             Austria, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Space, and Mr. 
             Kucinich):
       H. Res. 1121. A resolution congratulating Clinton County 
     and the county seat of Wilmington, Ohio, on the occasion of 
     their bicentennial anniversaries; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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