[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13872-13873]
[From the U.S. 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. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow credits for the establishment of franchises 
     with veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 2673. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     match the pension amount paid to surviving spouses of 
     veterans who served during a period of war to the pension 
     amount paid to such veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
             Carter):
       H.R. 2674. A bill to protect children from sex offenders; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 2675. A bill to amend title II of the Antitrust 
     Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend 
     the operation of such title for a 1-year period ending June 
     22, 2010; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 2676. A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to provide for an Assistant Secretary of the 
     Treasury for Community Financial Institutions and an Office 
     of Ombudsman for Community Financial Institutions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. FLEMING (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Fallin, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Gingrey 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 2677. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for hate crimes against members of the 
     Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2678. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Duwamish Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. GIFFORDS:
       H.R. 2679. A bill to extend certain immigration programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 
     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 Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, and 
             Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 2680. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide for payment parity for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
     Samoa under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 2681. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for naturalization for certain high school 
     graduates; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
             Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 2682. A bill to require that the Federal Government 
     procure from the private sector the goods and services 
     necessary for the operations and management of certain 
     Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 2683. A bill to establish the American Veterans 
     Congressional Internship Program; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 2684. A bill to establish grant programs to provide 
     for the establishment of a national hate crime hotline and a 
     hate crime information and assistance website, to provide 
     training and education to local law enforcement to prevent 
     hate crimes, and to provide assistance to victims of hate 
     crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Farr, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Heinrich, 
             and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 2685. A bill to establish a National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration and a National Climate Enterprise, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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 (for himself and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 2686. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark 
     adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers 
     and for certain contiguous areas; 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. MACK (for himself, Mr. Sires, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
             Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 2687. A bill to withhold United States assessed and 
     voluntary contributions to the Organization of American 
     States (OAS) if Cuba is allowed full membership or 
     participation in the OAS unless the President certifies that 
     Cuba has satisfied certain conditions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2688. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the State plan amendment option for providing 
     home and community-based services under the Medicaid Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PERRIELLO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Nye, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 2689. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, 
     as a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SESTAK (for himself and Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 2690. A bill to create a universal, paperless school 
     meal program that is nationally available; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Camp, and Mrs. Bono 
             Mack):
       H.R. 2691. A bill to provide assistance to adolescents and 
     young adults with serious mental health disorders as they 
     transition to adulthood; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Ross, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Heller, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2692. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to restore State authority to waive the 35-mile 
     rule for designating critical access hospitals under the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 2693. A bill to amend title VII of the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     40th anniversary of the George Bush Intercontinental Airport 
     in Houston, Texas; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Coffman 
             of Colorado, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Massa, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Rooney, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 139. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     first graduating class of the United States Air Force Academy 
     on their 50th graduation anniversary and recognizing their 
     contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H. Con. Res. 140. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued to honor Wilton ``Wilt'' Chamberlain; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a postage stamp in commemoration of Carl B. 
     Stokes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Sestak, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Griffith, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Honda, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Holt, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Rush, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             and Mr. Broun of Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 142. Concurrent resolution supporting National 
     Men's Health Week; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
             and Mr. Hall of New York):
       H. Con. Res. 143. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the designation and goals of ``Hire a Veteran Week'' and 
     encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting 
     those goals; 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 Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H. Res. 499. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     St. Thomas Tommies baseball team for winning the 2009 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Men's 
     Baseball National Championship; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Res. 500. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House; to the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Calvert, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Childers, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Neugebauer, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H. Res. 502. A resolution recognizing National 
     Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.

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