[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H1517-H1518]
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. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 4849. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job 
     creation, extend the Build America Bonds program, provide 
     other infrastructure job creation tax incentives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Reichert, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 4850. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow companies to utilize existing alternative 
     minimum tax credits to create and maintain United States 
     jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 4851. 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 the 
     Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial 
     Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sablan, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 4852. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a grant 
     program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and 
     airports to withstand earthquakes, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 4853. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
     improvement program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. CLAY:
       H.R. 4854. A bill to require that any home inspection 
     conducted in connection with a purchase of residential real 
     property that involves a federally related mortgage loan be 
     conducted by a State-licensed or State-certified home 
     inspector to determine the existence of structural, 
     mechanical, and electrical safety defects, and to require 
     inclusion in the standard HUD-1 settlement statement of 
     information regarding any home inspection conducted in 
     connection with settlement; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. George Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 4855. A bill to establish the Work-Life Balance Award 
     for employers that have developed and implemented work-life 
     balance policies; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Cooper, 
             Mr. Boyd, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Minnick, Mr. 
             Bright, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             Shuler, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Childers, Mr. 
             Schrader, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Giffords, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Carney, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Melancon):
       H.R. 4856. A bill to require the President's budget and the 
     congressional budget to disclose and display the net present 
     value of future costs of entitlement programs; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, 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. HODES:
       H.R. 4857. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow amounts to be transferred from a qualified tuition 
     program to the Thrift Savings Plan for the benefit of any 
     individual who is eligible to participate in such Plan by 
     virtue of being a member of the uniformed services or of the 
     Ready Reserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on

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     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. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4858. A bill to establish an advisory committee to 
     issue nonbinding governmentwide guidelines on making public 
     information available on the Internet, to require publicly 
     available Government information held by the executive branch 
     to be made available on the Internet, to express the sense of 
     Congress that publicly available information held by the 
     legislative and judicial branches should be available on the 
     Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Olson, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Graves, Mr. Lance, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Smith 
             of Nebraska):
       H.R. 4859. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the work opportunity credit to small business 
     which hire individuals who are members of the Ready Reserve 
     or National Guard; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4860. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to provide electric consumers the right 
     to access certain electric energy information; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Roskam, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bean, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Kirk, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Foster, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 4861. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road 
     in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 4862. A bill to permit Members of Congress to 
     administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for 
     naturalization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESTAK (for himself and Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4863. A bill to increase the annual amount authorized 
     for emergency assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981; 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 Ms. TITUS (for herself and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 4864. A bill to require a heightened review process by 
     the Secretary of Labor of State occupational safety and 
     health plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.J. Res. 81. A joint resolution recognizing Madam C.J. 
     Walker for her achievements as a trailblazing woman in 
     business, philanthropist, and 20th century activist for 
     social justice; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. HODES:
       H. Con. Res. 253. Concurrent resolution recognizing Doris 
     ``Granny D'' Haddock, who inspired millions of people through 
     remarkable acts of political activism, and extending the 
     condolences of Congress on the death of Doris ``Granny D'' 
     Haddock; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. 
             Kratovil, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Cardoza, and 
             Mr. Clay):
       H. Res. 1184. A resolution congratulating the 2009-2010 
     University of Maryland Men's Basketball Team, Greivis 
     Vasquez, and Coach Gary Williams on an outstanding season; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Fortenberry):
       H. Res. 1185. A resolution congratulating Reverend Daniel 
     P. Coughlin on his tenth year of service as Chaplain of the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado:
       H. Res. 1186. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April as National Distracted Driving Awareness 
     Month; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Bartlett, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             Wittman):
       H. Res. 1187. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives with respect to raising public 
     awareness of and helping to prevent attacks against Federal 
     employees while engaged in or on account of the performance 
     of official duties; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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