[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16488-16490]
[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 and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 3035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 3036. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     determine and disclose the costs

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     incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress 
     on a trip outside the United States so that such costs may be 
     included in any report the Member, officer, or employee is 
     required to file with respect to the trip under applicable 
     law or rules of the House of Representatives or Senate; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. CLEAVER:
       H.R. 3037. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local 
     educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs 
     in elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 3038. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 
     with respect to the application of such Act; 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 Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 3039. A bill to provide for preferential duty 
     treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. 
             Gohmert):
       H.R. 3040. A bill to prevent mail, telemarketing, and 
     Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to 
     promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous 
     impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on 
     seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and 
     their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent 
     activity, 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. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 3041. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to 
     provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the 
     Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by 
     the Census Bureau; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             McHugh, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 3042. A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects 
     of employment dislocation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 3043. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of substitute adult day 
     care services 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. CHILDERS (for himself and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 3044. A bill to impose an 18-month moratorium on the 
     Home Valuation Code of Conduct; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Cohen, and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 3045. A bill to reform the housing choice voucher 
     program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H.R. 3046. A bill to recognize the heritage of hunting and 
     provide opportunities for continued hunting on Federal public 
     land; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Hare, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop 
             of New York, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Stark, Ms. Zoe Lofgren 
             of California, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Farr, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 3047. A bill to improve the lives of working families 
     by providing family and medical need assistance, child care 
     assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care 
     assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-
     friendly workplaces; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Armed Services, Ways and Means, and House 
     Administration, 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. BACA:
       H.R. 3048. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to remove the ineligibility of individuals who 
     participate in a strike; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Pascrell, and Ms. Richardson):
       H.R. 3049. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels 
     operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign 
     trades, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. 
             Kind):
       H.R. 3050. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limitations on the amount excluded from 
     the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified 
     conservation easement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Teague, Mr. 
             Schauer, Mr. Peters, Mr. Massa, Mr. Welch, and Ms. 
             Sutton):
       H.R. 3051. A bill to enhance citizen awareness of insurance 
     information and services by establishing that insurance 
     documents issued to the public must be written clearly, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Doyle, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 3052. A bill to limit liability under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with 
     respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3053. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the 
     denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the 
     program of temporary assistance for needy families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren 
             of California):
       H.R. 3054. A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal 
     court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
       H.R. 3055. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to continue Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections 
     for spouses of beneficiaries receiving home and community 
     based services under a current waiver parallel to protections 
     afforded spouses of nursing home residents; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 3056. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the deduction for use of a portion of a 
     residence as a home office by providing an optional standard 
     home office deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3057. A bill to require that household cleaning 
     products and similar products bear a label that contains a 
     complete and accurate list of all the product's ingredients; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JENKINS:
       H.R. 3058. A bill to authorize the voluntary purchase of 
     certain properties in Treece, Kansas, endangered by the 
     Cherokee County National Priorities List Site, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Cohen, and Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
       H.R. 3059. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     create an exception from infringement of design patents for 
     certain component parts used to repair another article of 
     manufacture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3060. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain local tax debts to be collected through 
     the reduction of Federal tax refunds; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       H.R. 3061. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River 
     Indian Irrigation

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     Project in the State of Colorado and provide grants to, and 
     enter into cooperative agreements with, the Southern Ute 
     Indian Tribe to assess, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct 
     existing infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 3062. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of 
     duty on bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 3063. A bill to provide for payment to the survivor or 
     surviving family members of compensation otherwise payable to 
     a contractor employee of the Department of Energy who dies 
     after application for compensation under the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ETHERIDGE (for himself and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the designation of an Early Detection Month for breast 
     cancer and all forms of cancer; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Inglis, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 159. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     fifth anniversary of the declaration by the United States 
     Congress of genocide in Darfur, Sudan; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. PENCE:
       H. Res. 580. A resolution providing for the election of 
     certain minority members to a standing committee; considered 
     and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Turner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Harper, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Poe 
             of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Pence, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. Res. 581. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should take all 
     necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense 
     system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to 
     United States allies in Europe while enhancing United States 
     defenses against missile attacks; to the Committee on Foreign 
     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. WATERS:
       H. Res. 582. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that children have a right to adequate 
     housing; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Childers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 583. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Lester Flatt has made an invaluable 
     contribution to American art as both a songwriter and a 
     performer, leaving an indelible legacy in bluegrass music; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana (for himself and Ms. 
             Jenkins):
       H. Res. 584. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     manufactured and modular housing in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Waters):
       H. Res. 585. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National HIV Testing Day, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Grayson, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Driehaus, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Boren, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Griffith, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Giffords, and Mr. Rahall):
       H. Res. 586. A resolution recognizing the achievements of 
     America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class 
     of 2009, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual 
     growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American 
     high school students; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.

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