[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16167-16169]
[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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Rush, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. 
             Bono Mack, Mr. Herger, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Carney, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Broun of Georgia, 
             Mr. Lance, Mr. Massa, Mrs. Halvorson, Ms. Titus, and 
             Mr. Lamborn):
       H.R. 3011. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
     communications services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Altmire, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Boccieri, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Chandler, Mr. 
             Childers, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, 
             Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Fudge, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Jackson

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             of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. 
             Kilroy, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Massa, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perriello, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shuler, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walz, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Welch, Mr. Wilson 
             of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 3012. A bill to require a review of existing trade 
     agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements 
     based on the review, to set terms for future trade 
     agreements, to express the sense of the Congress that the 
     role of Congress in trade policymaking should be 
     strengthened, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 3013. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of 
     certain overseas Americans in the decennial census; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. DAHLKEMPER (for herself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Schrader, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Shuler, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, and Mr. Nye):
       H.R. 3014. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health 
     information technology by eligible professionals in solo and 
     small group practices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CONAWAY:
       H.R. 3015. A bill to provide that certain photographic 
     records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, 
     captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed 
     Forces of the United States in operations outside the United 
     States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory 
     exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall 
     specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing 
     such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process 
     in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to 
     explicitly state such required citations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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 Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 3016. A bill to prohibit the use of certain funds to 
     host Iranian officials for Independence Day celebrations, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Castle, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             Platts, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             DeGette, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Wu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Foster, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Holt, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Hare, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Massa, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Carnahan, 
             Mr. Schrader, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. Bean, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Peters, Ms. 
             Kilroy, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Himes, Ms. 
             Speier, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Hodes, Ms. 
             Clarke, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Heinrich, 
             and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 3017. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and 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 Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and 
             Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3018. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     address the use of intrathecal pumps; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. 
             Boucher):
       H.R. 3019. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act to improve 
     the process of reallocation of spectrum from Federal 
     government uses to commercial uses; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KISSELL (for himself, Mr. Bright, Mr. Griffith, 
             Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Coble, 
             Mrs. Myrick, and Mrs. Lummis):
       H.R. 3020. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for the treatment of 
     dividends paid on shares of preferred stock, held by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, that were issued by financial 
     institutions which received financial assistance under such 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3021. A bill to repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act 
     of 1990 and amendments to that Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3022. A bill to restore the second amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 3023. A bill to provide for the safety of United 
     States aviation and the suppression of terrorism; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. ROSS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gordon of 
             Tennessee, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Latham, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3024. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries greater choice 
     with regard to accessing hearing health services and 
     benefits; 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. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Cooper, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 3025. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 3026. A bill to amend the United States Public Housing 
     Act of 1937 to establish a predisaster mitigation program to 
     benefit public and assisted housing residents,

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     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 3027. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a grant 
     program for predisaster hazard mitigation enhancement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi:
       H.R. 3028. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a grant 
     program to assist innovative natural disaster first responder 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 3029. A bill to establish a research, development, and 
     technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of 
     gas turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems; 
     to the Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. WALZ (for himself and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 3030. A bill to establish pilot projects under the 
     Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health 
     agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications 
     technologies; 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 Ms. WATSON:
       H.R. 3031. A bill to encourage the development and 
     implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for the 
     preservation and reunification of families and the provision 
     of permanent parental care for orphans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 3032. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate 
     Change and to establish the Climate Change Center and 
     Clearinghouse to provide support and information on climate 
     change to small business concerns; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. WELCH:
       H.R. 3033. A bill to authorize Federal agencies and 
     legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets 
     and renewable energy credits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition 
     to the Committees on House Administration, and 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. WILSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 3034. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to adjust the credit percentage for qualifying advanced 
     energy wind projects based on domestic steel content; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Edwards of 
             Maryland, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.J. Res. 58. A joint resolution granting the consent and 
     approval of Congress to amendments made by the State of 
     Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of 
     Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Regulation Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 579. A resolution expressing support for all 
     Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human 
     rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and rescinding the 
     invitation to Iranian officials to attend July 4th 
     celebrations at United States embassies and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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