[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15665-15666]
[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 Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Bachus, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Hinchey, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2932. A bill to prevent speculation and profiteering 
     in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2933. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to clarify the circumstances under which the 
     enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2934. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Ross, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Coble, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rooney, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 2935. A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to 
     communicate United States entry policies and otherwise 
     promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland 
     Security, 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. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 2936. A bill to create a program to guarantee loans 
     made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased 
     domestic lending to the United States manufacturing industry; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Capps, 
             and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2937. A bill to prevent health care facility-acquired 
     infections; 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. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 2938. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Kind, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Gordon of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Schwartz, and Mr. Altmire):
       H.R. 2939. A bill to provide for a pilot program to improve 
     the quality of oncology care under Medicare; 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 Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mrs. 
             Biggert):
       H.R. 2940. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and 
     gynecological physician services directly and without a 
     referral; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Granger, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Royce, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Olver, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Delahunt, and 
             Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 2941. A bill to reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law 
     to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to 
     gynecologic cancers; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Westmoreland, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Cao, 
             Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 2942. A bill to appropriate to the Highway Trust Fund 
     the unobligated balances of funds made available by the 
     American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2943. A bill to eliminate most Federal penalties for 
     possession of marijuana for personal use, 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. GRIJALVA (for himself and Ms. Giffords):
       H.R. 2944. A bill to withdraw certain Federal lands and 
     interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, 
     from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 2945. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to 
     take ownership, or to decline ownership, of a certain item of 
     complex durable medical equipment after the 13-month capped 
     rental period ends; 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. HINOJOSA (for himself and Ms. Granger):

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       H.R. 2946. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization 
     for recruiting and preparing students for careers and 
     volunteer opportunities as future health care professionals, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 2947. A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to 
     make technical corrections and to make conforming amendments 
     related to the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company 
     Act of 1935; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Doggett, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Etheridge):
       H.R. 2948. A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide for the implementation of best 
     practices in the delivery of health care in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 2949. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend preventive-health and research programs with respect 
     to prostate cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MATHESON:
       H.R. 2950. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
     United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Grayson):
       H.R. 2951. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to include vision restoration therapy devices 
     and associated software used in the patient's home to treat 
     impaired visual function due to acquired brain injury within 
     the definition of durable medical equipment 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2952. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide medical assistance for certain men screened 
     and found to have prostate cancer under a federally funded 
     screening program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals either a credit against income tax 
     or a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by reason of a 
     voluntary or mandatory evacuation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 2954. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver 
     program for an additional 2 years; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 2955. A bill to amend the Whaling Convention Act of 
     1949 to require that the United States Commissioner to the 
     International Whaling Commission must be a Federal employee; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 2956. A bill to remove the additional tariff on 
     ethanol; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPACE (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and 
             Mr. Braley of Iowa):
       H.R. 2957. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and 
     Loan Repayment Programs; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Paul, and 
             Mr. Simpson):
       H.R. 2958. A bill to amend the accountability provisions of 
     part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Carney, Mr. Kind, Mr. Levin, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Space, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 2959. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish an accountable care organization 
     pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and 
     improve health outcomes under the Medicare Program; 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. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 557. A resolution expressing support for the State 
     of Israel's inalienable right to defend itself in the face of 
     an imminent nuclear or military threat from Iran, terrorist 
     organizations, and the countries that harbor them; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Polis of Colorado):
       H. Res. 558. A resolution supporting the increased 
     understanding of, and interest in, computer science and 
     computing careers among the public and in schools, and to 
     ensure an ample and diverse future technology workforce 
     through the designation of National Computer Science 
     Education Week; to the Committee on Science and Technology, 
     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. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Pence):
       H. Res. 560. A resolution expressing support for all 
     Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human 
     rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MAFFEI:
       H. Res. 561. A resolution congratulating the Onondaga 
     Community College Lady Lazers for winning the National Junior 
     College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women's 
     Lacrosse Tournament; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MAFFEI:
       H. Res. 562. A resolution congratulating Syracuse 
     University for winning the National Collegiate Athletic 
     Association Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MAFFEI:
       H. Res. 563. A resolution congratulating the Onondaga 
     Community College Lazers for winning the National Junior 
     College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Men's 
     Lacrosse Tournament; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ROONEY (for himself, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 564. A resolution congratulating Palm Beach County, 
     Florida, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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