[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H6282-H6283]
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. DOGGETT (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 5890. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and title XIX of the Social Security Act to reform the 
     provision of long-term care insurance; 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. LINDER:
       H.R. 5891. A bill to direct the Bureau of the Census to 
     publish improved annual measures of family income for use in 
     more accurately determining the extent of poverty in the 
     United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of means-
     tested benefit and tax programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. OBERSTAR (for himself and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 5892. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Garamendi, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Kagen, 
             Mr. Perriello, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Kissell, 
             and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 5893. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to create jobs through increased investment in 
     infrastructure, to eliminate loopholes which encourage 
     companies to move operations offshore, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. POLIS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 5894. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to promote the education of pregnant and 
     parenting students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 5895. A bill to limit the effect of legal releases in 
     certain civil actions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MINNICK (for himself and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 5896. A bill to authorize an additional district 
     judgeship for the district of Idaho; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Hare, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 5897. A bill to reauthorize and improve programs and 
     activities carried out under the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965, 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 5898. A bill to amend the Buy American Act to require 
     each department or independent establishment to conduct an 
     annual audit of its contracts for compliance with such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 5899. A bill to expand domestic fossil fuel 
     production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable 
     electricity; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Costello, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 5900. 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 airport improvement program project 
     grant authority and to improve airline safety, 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. CROWLEY:
       H.R. 5901. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
     from the tax on foreign investment in United States real 
     property interests, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Edwards of Maryland,

[[Page H6283]]

             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 5902. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     with regard to certain exemptions under that Act for direct 
     care workers and to improve the systems for the collection 
     and reporting of data relating to the direct care workforce, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor, 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. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 5903. A bill to restore State sovereignty, and to 
     dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Foxx, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Coble, Mr. McIntyre, and Mrs. 
             Myrick):
       H.R. 5904. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 204 South Main Street in 
     Seaboard, North Carolina, as the ``Louise Lassiter Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:
       H.R. 5905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for 
     which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act of 
     1990; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Lummis, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Posey, Mr. Bartlett, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 5906. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of funds for 
     the construction or lease of buildings or space in the 
     District of Columbia for the United States Government until 
     January 1, 2012; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 5907. A bill to require the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration to conduct 
     a competition to award grants for the development of 
     nonstationary radio over Internet protocol devices that 
     support mission-critical broadband voice and data 
     communications of public safety personnel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 5908. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resource study of Point Peter 
     in St. Marys, Georgia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5909. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the 
     United States Fire Administration to provide assistance to 
     firefighting task forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 5910. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue 
     rules that designate no-fly zones in the vicinity of certain 
     nuclear power plants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado:
       H.R. 5911. A bill to modify the boundary of Rocky Mountain 
     National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 5912. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 313 East Main Street in 
     Robstown, Texas, as the ``Lieutenant Juan G. Carrion Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 5913. A bill to establish a pilot program for law 
     enforcement agencies to use anonymous texts from citizens to 
     augment their anonymous tip hotlines; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 5914. A bill to repeal the requirements under the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public 
     housing to engage in community service and to complete 
     economic self-sufficiency programs; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROONEY (for himself, Mr. Paul, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 5915. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to create Catastrophe Savings Accounts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Rehberg, 
             and Ms. Markey of Colorado):
       H.R. 5916. A bill to establish a methamphetamine prevention 
     campaign grant program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H. Con. Res. 306. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for the photo exhibition 
     ``Being Untouchable'' and a ceremony in honor of the 
     exhibition; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself and Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado):
       H. Res. 1565. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of the third Thursday of April as ``Rachel's 
     Challenge: A Day of Kindness and Compassion'' in honor of the 
     triumph and hope stemming from the life of Rachel Scott and 
     in memoriam of the Columbine High School tragedy; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Cohen):
       H. Res. 1566. A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary 
     of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and 
     the pioneering of college students whose determination and 
     nonviolent resistance led to the desegregation of lunch 
     counters and places of public accommodation over a 5-year 
     period; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Israel, and Mr. Teague):
       H. Res. 1567. A resolution welcoming and commending the 
     Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all 
     United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War 
     and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to 
     Japan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

                          ____________________