[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14695-14696]
[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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2784. A bill to establish a loan repayment program for 
     qualifying physicians and nurse practitioners participating 
     in the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2785. A bill to reduce the amount of paperwork and 
     improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent 
     fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and 
     for other purposes; 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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2786. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve the ability of medical professionals to 
     practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by 
     providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2787. A bill to provide grants to States for health 
     care tribunals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2788. A bill to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross 
     National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, 
     California; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 2789. A bill to confer certain Federal jurisdiction on 
     the High Court of American Samoa, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 2790. A bill to create or adopt, and implement, 
     rigorous and voluntary American education content standards 
     in mathematics and science covering kindergarten through 
     grade 12, to provide for the assessment of student 
     proficiency benchmarked against such standards, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan):
       H.R. 2791. A bill to permit each of the territories of the 
     United States to provide and furnish a statue honoring a 
     citizen of the territory to be placed in Statuary Hall in the 
     same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are 
     placed in Statuary Hall; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 2792. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require individual 
     account plans which permit participants and beneficiaries to 
     direct the investment of assets in their individual accounts 
     to include in pension benefit statements appropriate points 
     of comparison to demonstrate relative performance of 
     investment options under such plans; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, and Mrs. Bachmann):
       H.R. 2793. A bill to require a report to the Congress from 
     the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry regarding 
     closings of vehicle dealerships in connection with the 
     bankruptcies of Chrysler Corporation and General Motors 
     Corporation, and to suspend imposition of withdrawal 
     liability to multiemployer plans in connection with the 
     closing of such dealerships (and to suspend the requirement 
     for payment of existing withdrawal liability in connection 
     with such closings) until 60 days after submission of such 
     report; 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.
           By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 2794. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit prepayment penalties, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas):
       H.R. 2795. A bill to address global hunger and improve food 
     security through the development and implementation of a 
     comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction 
     strategy, the establishment of the White House Office on 
     Global Hunger and Food Security, and the creation of the 
     Permanent Joint Select Committee on Hunger, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Latta, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Turner, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Bachmann):
       H.R. 2796. A bill to restore the economic rights of 
     automobile dealers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself and Mr. Marshall):
       H.R. 2797. A bill to strengthen the United States 
     commitment to transatlantic security by implementing the 
     principles outlined in the Declaration on Alliance Security 
     signed by the heads of state and governments of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization in Strasbourg and Kehl on the 
     occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Alliance; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Foreign 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. ARCURI (for himself and Mr. Maffei):
       H.R. 2798. A bill to increase securities protection 
     coverage in the event of stolen or missing assets, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN:
       H.R. 2799. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of 
     the establishment of the Nation's first law enforcement 
     agency, the United States Marshals Service; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BURGESS:
       H.R. 2800. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2801. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT:
       H.R. 2802. A bill to provide for an extension of the 
     legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to 
     establish a commemorative work in honor of former President 
     John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Ms. Schwartz, and Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2803. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to improve paperless enrollment and 
     efficiency for the national school lunch and school breakfast 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2804. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to require 12-month continuous coverage under the State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 2805. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require 12-month continuous coverage for children 
     under Medicaid; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2806. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather 
     Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to 
     allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain 
     while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the 
     Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2807. A bill to sustain fish, plants, and wildlife on 
     America's public lands; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, 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. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Souder, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Mack, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Akin, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Fleming, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
             Rooney, and Mr. Paulsen):
       H.R. 2808. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 2809. A bill to amend the Wilderness Act to allow 
     recreation organizations consisting of hikers or horseback 
     riders to cross wilderness areas on established trails, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 2810. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish various programs for the recruitment and retention 
     of public health workers and to eliminate critical public 
     health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and 
     tribal public health agencies and health centers; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 2811. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an 
     injurious animal; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Rodriguez):
       H.R. 2812. A bill to establish certain standards for the 
     adjudication of United States passport applications, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Doggett):
       H.R. 2813. A bill to establish a national knee and hip 
     replacement registry; 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. PITTS:
       H.R. 2814. A bill to immediately repeal the income 
     limitation on conversions to Roth IRAs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROONEY (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 2815. A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement 
     resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
     violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to 
     reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members 
     who commit violent crimes, to expand and improve gang 
     prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 2816. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects 
     for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-
     effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified 
     administration; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education 
     and Labor, 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. ETHERIDGE:
       H. Res. 525. A resolution expressing condolences to the 
     families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the 
     catastrophic explosion at the ConAgra Foods plant in Garner, 
     North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Clay):
       H. Res. 526. A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary 
     of John Mercer Langston Golf Course; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Melancon):
       H. Res. 527. A resolution commending the NATO School for 
     its critical support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) efforts to promote global peace, stability, and 
     security; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Melancon):
       H. Res. 528. A resolution commending the George C. Marshall 
     European Center for Security Studies for its efforts to 
     promote peace, stability and security throughout North 
     America, Europe, and Eurasia; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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