[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H2798-H2799]
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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H.R. 5088. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reaffirm the jurisdiction of the United States 
     over waters of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Ms. 
             Sutton):
       H.R. 5089. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to modify the period used to 
     calculate certain unemployment rates, to encourage the 
     development of business incubators, and for other purposes; 
     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. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Berman, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Kagen, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 5090. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to promote the health and well-being of 
     schoolchildren in the United States through effective local 
     wellness policies, technical assistance, training, and 
     support for healthy school foods, nutrition promotion and 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, 
             and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 5091. A bill to authorize public awareness campaigns 
     to promote the persistent quest for knowledge and increased 
     education among youth; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Farr, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Brown of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Upton, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Royce, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Castle, Ms. 
             Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Hare, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gerlach, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Weiner, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Loretta Sanchez 
             of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Coble, Mr. Schock, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Israel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 5092. A bill to amend section 48 (relating to 
     depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, United States Code, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KOSMAS (for herself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             Ms. Fudge, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Giffords):
       H.R. 5093. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to establish a program for displaced aerospace professionals 
     to become certified elementary, secondary, or vocational 
     school teachers; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 5094. A bill to authorize the National Science 
     Foundation to carry out a pilot program to award innovation 
     inducement cash prizes in areas of research funded by the 
     National Science Foundation; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Dent, 
             Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Lance, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Platts, Mr. Upton, and 
             Mr. Lee of New York):
       H.R. 5095. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Ms. Edwards 
             of Maryland, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 5096. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining 
     individuals from underrepresented groups as teachers at 
     public elementary and secondary schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado:
       H.R. 5097. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     reduce the amount of funding available to States that do not 
     enact a law prohibiting an individual from using a wireless 
     communication device while operating a motor vehicle in a 
     school zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H.R. 5098. A bill to delay the implementation of the 
     licensing requirements under the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing 
     Act of 2008; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Markey 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Lynch, and Ms. Tsongas):
       H.R. 5099. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 15 South Main Street in 
     Sharon, Massachusetts, as the ``Michael C. Rothberg Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 5100. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Federal lands in Yuma County, Arizona; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Polis, Mr. Hinchey, and 
             Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 5101. A bill to expand the science and stewardship of 
     America's most important wildlife corridors; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Welch, and Ms. 
             Sutton):
       H.R. 5102. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect 
     to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a 
     lease for production of oil or natural gas under which 
     production is not occurring, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 5103. A bill to authorize improvements in the 
     operation of the government of the District of Columbia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources, and 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. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 5104. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow for the deduction for domestic oil related 
     production activities of companies which are not major 
     integrated oil companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             McCaul, Ms. Clarke, and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 5105. A bill to establish a Chief Veterinary Officer 
     in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. SPACE (for himself and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 5106. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     establish a commission on urotrauma; to the Committee on 
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     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 Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special 
     Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 264. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' 
     Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Akin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Wittman, 
             Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Poe of Texas, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 265. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should neither 
     become a signatory to the Rome Statute on the International 
     Criminal Court nor attend the Review Conference of the Rome 
     Statute in Kampala, Uganda, commencing on May 31, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
             Florida, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, and Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 266. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer 
     status in the International Civil Aviation Organization 
     (ICAO); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Stark, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Castle, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Davis of California, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cao, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kissell, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Olver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Sablan, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Schauer, Mr. 
             Perriello, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Watson, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Ms. Titus, Mr. Watt, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper, Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H. Res. 1281. A resolution celebrating the life and 
     achievements of Dr. Dorothy Irene Height and recognizing her 
     life-long dedication and leadership in the struggle for human 
     rights and equality for all people until her death at age 98 
     on April 20, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Ross):
       H. Res. 1282. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the promotion of recreational 
     fishing and boating should be a national priority, 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. HODES:
       H. Res. 1283. A resolution honoring and thanking Dave 
     Brubeck for his contributions to American music and cultural 
     diplomacy; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BOYD (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Res. 1284. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Learn to Fly Day, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
       H. Res. 1285. A resolution condemning the Government of 
     Syria for transferring Scud missiles to the Hizballah 
     terrorist organization, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Markey of 
             Colorado, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, and Mr. Rothman of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 1286. A resolution commemorating the 50th 
     anniversary of the inaugural season of the American Football 
     League; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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