[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 109 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H5983-H5985]
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. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 5813. A bill to designate additional segments and 
     tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware 
     and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 5814. A bill to transform neighborhoods of extreme 
     poverty by revitalizing distressed housing, to reform public 
     housing demolition and disposition rules to require one for 
     one replacement and tenant protections, to provide public 
     housing agencies with additional resources and flexibility to 
     preserve public housing units, and to create a pilot program 
     to train public housing residents to provide home-based 
     health services; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 5815. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena 
     the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. MINNICK (for himself, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Simpson, 
             Ms. Kosmas, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. 
             Marshall):
       H.R. 5816. A bill to establish a commercial real estate 
     credit guarantee program to empower community banks and other 
     lenders to make loans while stabilizing the value of small 
     denomination commercial real estate assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 5817. A bill to provide children in foster care with 
     school stability and equal access to educational 
     opportunities; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. GARRETT of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5818. A bill to amend title IV of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to make Federal private sector mandates 
     subject to a point of order, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. GUTHRIE:
       H.R. 5819. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a grant program to develop a roadway safety 
     training institute to deliver comprehensive and uniform 
     roadway safety training to roadway workers; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       H.R. 5820. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to ensure that the public and the environment are protected 
     from risks of chemical exposure, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 5821. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     provide competitive grants to States, Indian tribes, and 
     local governments for rebates, loans, and other incentives to 
     eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and 
     installation of solar energy systems for properties located 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. EDWARDS of Texas:
       H.R. 5822. A bill making appropriations for military 
     construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 5823. A bill to establish a covered bond regulatory 
     oversight program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Sires, Ms. Watson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Cohen, 
             and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 5824. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to establish a process for incorporating 
     transportation costs associated with the location of housing 
     into affordability measures and standards, and to develop a 
     transportation affordability index to measure and disclose 
     the transportation costs associated with the location of a 
     home; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 5825. A bill to review, update, and revise the factors 
     to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster 
     and to evaluate the need for assistance to individuals and 
     households; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 5826. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the definition of active duty for purposes of the 
     Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to include certain service in National 
     Guard; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOCCIERI (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Markey of 
             Colorado, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Space, Mr. 
             Murphy of New York, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of 
             Arizona, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Minnick, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Thornberry, and 
             Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 5827. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable 
     under the alternative provision for exempting property from 
     the estate; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 5828. A bill to reform the universal service 
     provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Kissell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Spratt, 
             Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Foxx, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. McHenry, 
             Mr. Delahunt, and Mr. Taylor):
       H.R. 5829. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     accept additional documentation when considering the 
     application for veterans status of an individual who 
     performed service in the merchant marines during World War 
     II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. COOPER:
       H.R. 5830. A bill to provide for competitive grants for the 
     establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of 
     public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and 
     train foster and adoptive parents and provide support 
     services to foster children and their families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 5831. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1081 Elbel Road in Schertz, 
     Texas, as the ``Schertz Veterans Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. DAHLKEMPER:
       H.R. 5832. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve the Office of International Trade, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Klein of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 5833. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to 
     Iranian investments, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DEUTCH:
       H.R. 5834. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
     improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance program, to provide for cash relief for years for 
     which annual COLAs do not take effect under certain cash 
     benefit programs, and to provide for Social Security benefit 
     protection; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Rules, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 5835. A bill to authorize the use of subpoenas by the 
     Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development in investigations 
     of potential violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazard Reduction Act of 1992; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H.R. 5836. A bill to provide for improved border security 
     and to ensure that employers that participate in the E-Verify 
     Program are not subject to unjustified penalties; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 5837. A bill to require persons to certify that they 
     have not violated foreign corrupt practices statutes before 
     being awarded Government contracts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. HALVORSON (for herself and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 5838. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, 
     rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for multifamily 
     transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans 
     for such purposes, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. 
             Teague):
       H.R. 5839. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the types of energy conservation subsidies 
     provided by public utilities eligible for income exclusion; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Carter, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona):
       H.R. 5840. A bill to prevent the participation of the 
     Attorney General in any lawsuit that seeks to invalidate 
     certain provisions of Arizona law relating to aliens 
     unlawfully present in the United States without first 
     satisfying certain conditions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 5841. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish public-private partnerships for the 
     treatment and research of post-traumatic stress disorder; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 5842. A bill to deem any adjournment of the House of 
     Representatives which is in effect on the date of the 
     regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held 
     during a Congress to be adjournment sine die, and to amend 
     title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic 
     continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for 
     a fiscal year does not become law before the date of the 
     regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held 
     during such fiscal year; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Carter, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Inslee, and 
             Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 5843. A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of 
     Education to complete payments under such title to local 
     educational agencies eligible for such payments within 3 
     fiscal years; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey:
       H.R. 5844. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide all Medicare beneficiaries with the 
     right to guaranteed issue of a Medicare supplemental policy 
     and annual open change-in-enrollment periods, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. SABLAN:
       H.R. 5845. A bill to authorize 700 incremental vouchers for 
     tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 to help meet the housing needs of 
     low-income families in the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mrs. 
             Capps):
       H.R. 5846. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to require the chief executive officer of each 
     drilling and production operation under a lease under that 
     Act to annually certify the operator's compliance with all 
     applicable laws and operating regulations; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WALZ (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       H.R. 5847. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to establish grant programs for the development 
     and implementation of model undergraduate and graduate 
     curricula on child abuse and neglect at institutions of 
     higher education throughout the United States and to assist 
     States in developing forensic interview training programs, to 
     establish regional training centers and other resources for 
     State and local child protection professionals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Davis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 5848. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects 
     for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Critz, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Teague, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Murphy of New 
             York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Bartlett, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Taylor, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Nye, Mr. 
             Kissell, and Ms. Giffords):
       H.J. Res. 94. A joint resolution recognizing the 20th 
     anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War and reaffirming 
     the commitment of the United States towards Gulf War 
     veterans; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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. KUCINICH (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       H. Con. Res. 301. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from 
     Pakistan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 302. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     75th anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act 
     into public law; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Con. Res. 303. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     growing threat that al Qaeda and its affiliates in Africa, 
     particularly al Shabaab and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, 
     pose to the United States and its allies and interests; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Honda, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H. Res. 1551. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House of Representatives that the United States should 
     promote respect for and full application of the provisions of 
     the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous 
     Peoples consistent with United States law; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H. Res. 1552. A resolution supporting a legally binding 
     global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and 
     provide financial assistance to the poorest and most 
     vulnerable nations for adaptation and mitigation measures, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
             Culberson, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Posey, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Rooney, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Roskam, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. McClintock, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Carter):
       H. Res. 1553. A resolution expressing support for the State 
     of Israel's right to defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect 
     the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and to use all 
     means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats 
     posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of 
     military force if no other peaceful solution can be found 
     within reasonable time to protect against such an immediate 
     and existential threat to the State of Israel; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Ms. Ginny 
             Brown-Waite of Florida):
       H. Res. 1554. A resolution recognizing the services 
     provided by school resource officers and their dedication to 
     the safety, security, and well-being of students, teachers, 
     school support staff, and school communities in the United 
     States; 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.

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