[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14886-14888]
[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. McGOVERN (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 2817. 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. McNERNEY (for himself and Mrs. Bono Mack):
       H.R. 2818. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace 
     information clearinghouse, to support residential 
     methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting 
     women, to improve the prevention and treatment of 
     methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Snyder, 
             Ms. Schwartz, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2819. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a 
     performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax 
     incentives to encourage breastfeeding; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bono Mack, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Issa, Ms. Matsui, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Baca, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 2820. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to transition to the use

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     of metropolitan statistical areas as fee schedule areas for 
     the physician fee schedule in California under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. ROGERS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. 
             Whitfield):
       H.R. 2821. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     assist entities adversely affected by a Corps of Engineers 
     rehabilitation project relating to the Wolf Creek Dam, 
     Kentucky, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, and Mr. Grayson):
       H.R. 2822. A bill to help Federal prosecutors and 
     investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and 
     clarifying the law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Rooney, and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 2823. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
     Citizens Absentee Voting Act to enhance and improve certain 
     procedures relating to voting by absent members of the 
     uniformed services, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, 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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
             Boustany):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to enhance the conduct and support of 
     federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating 
     to health care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Bishop of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2825. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     debar from contracting with the Department of Defense any 
     company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of 
     Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Israel, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Himes, 
             and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the 
     cost of teleworking equipment and expenses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 2827. A bill to amend the Digital Television 
     Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a 
     coupon program for television antennas; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, 
             Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Culberson, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Fleming, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Harper, Mr. Heller, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Latta, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe 
             of Texas, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 2828. A bill to provide the United States with a 
     comprehensive energy package to place Americans on a path to 
     a secure economic future through increased energy innovation, 
     conservation, and production; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, 
     Rules, 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. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, and 
             Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to ensure prompt access to supplemental 
     security income, Social Security disability, and Medicaid 
     benefits for persons released from certain public 
     institutions; 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. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 2830. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give priority to 
     unemployed veterans in furnishing hospital care, medical 
     services, and nursing home care to certain veterans assigned 
     to priority level 8; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. DAHLKEMPER (for herself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Dent, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Himes, and Mr. Sires):
       H.R. 2831. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     require the option of extension of dependent coverage for 
     unmarried, uninsured children under 30 years of age under 
     group health plans and under group and individual health 
     insurance coverage; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. EDWARDS of Texas:
       H.R. 2832. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to develop a strategy and timeline for the repayment of 
     assistance received by financial institutions under the 
     Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 2833. A bill to require a minimum loss ratio for 90 
     percent for health insurance coverage offered through an 
     insurance exchange; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 2834. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct a 
     technological capability assessment, survey, and economic 
     feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than 
     oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 2835. A bill to provide for the medical use of 
     marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HODES (for himself and Ms. Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 2836. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to improve and expand 
     suicide prevention and community healing and response 
     training under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 2837. A bill to amend section 276 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act to impose mandatory sentencing ranges 
     with respect to aliens who reenter the United States after 
     having been removed, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 2838. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the 
     operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East 
     Potomac as golf courses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sires, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 2839. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned 
     income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wu, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Harman, Ms. Baldwin, and 
             Ms. Castor of Florida):

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       H.R. 2840. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure payment under Medicaid and the State 
     Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and 
     services furnished by school-based health clinics; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SPACE (for himself and Mr. Boccieri):
       H.R. 2841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the enhanced charitable deduction for 
     contributions of food inventory; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Lamborn, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 2842. A bill to rescind all stimulus funds that remain 
     unobligated; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mr. Bishop 
             of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. Bordallo):
       H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding people in the United States with 
     bleeding disorders; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mrs. Davis of 
             California):
       H. Con. Res. 148. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that comprehensive national security reform 
     is urgently needed to enable our government to meet the novel 
     and complex challenges of the 21st century, and calling on 
     the Executive Branch to implement reforms that achieve 
     greater agency integration for the effective use of the 
     Nation's power, military and nonmilitary; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, 
             Mr. Boozman, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Marshall):
       H. Con. Res. 149. Concurrent resolution calling upon the 
     Capitol Preservation Commission and the Office of the 
     Architect of the Capitol to place the Lincoln-Obama Bible and 
     a copy of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address on permanent 
     display upon the Lincoln table at the Capitol Visitor Center 
     for the benefit of all its visitors to fully understand and 
     appreciate America's history and Godly heritage; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan (for herself, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Sestak):
       H. Con. Res. 150. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness 
     Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. 
             Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Giffords, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Harman, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler of 
             New York, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Berman, Mr. Polis, and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H. Res. 529. A resolution condemning the violent attack on 
     the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 10, 2009 
     and honoring the bravery and dedication of United States 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum employees and security personnel; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. DRIEHAUS (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Res. 530. A resolution commending the purpose of the 
     third annual Civil Rights Baseball Game and recognizing the 
     historical significance of the location of the game in 
     Cincinnati, Ohio; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
       H. Res. 531. A resolution congratulating the Northwestern 
     University Wildcats on winning the 2009 NCAA women's lacrosse 
     championship, and to commend Northwestern University for its 
     pursuit of athletic and academic excellence; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. LEE of California:
       H. Res. 533. A resolution recognizing Helen Thomas for her 
     pioneering career as a woman in journalism, her lifelong 
     commitment to journalistic independence as an essential 
     pillar of American democracy, and her unflagging and honest 
     coverage of every President of the United States since John 
     F. Kennedy; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland (for herself, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Massa, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H. Res. 534. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``National Children and Families Day''; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. Flake, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Cao, Mrs. Bono Mack, 
             Ms. Watson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 535. A resolution commending the Congress of 
     Leaders of World and Traditional Religions for calling upon 
     all nations to live in peace and mutual understanding; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina):
       H. Res. 536. A resolution expressing support for the HHT 
     Foundation International's designation of a ``National 
     Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Month'' and 
     supporting efforts to educate the public about HHT; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan:
       H. Res. 537. A resolution requesting that the President and 
     directing that the Attorney General transmit to the House of 
     Representatives all information in their possession relating 
     to specific communications regarding detainees and foreign 
     persons suspected of terrorism; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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