[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18160-18161]
[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. HODES:
       H.R. 3230. A bill to establish within the National Science 
     Foundation the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Pence, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Terry, Mr. Platts, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
             Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. 
             Lamborn, and Mr. Broun of Georgia):
       H.R. 3231. A bill to refund United States taxpayer dollars 
     expended on the Durban Review Conference, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. KILROY (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sutton, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Boccieri, Ms. Speier, and Mr. 
             Grayson):
       H.R. 3232. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to require certain warrants held by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to be sold at public auction 
     upon the repayment of the associated assistance provided 
     under the Troubled Asset Relief Program; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself and Mrs. Kirkpatrick of 
             Arizona):
       H.R. 3233. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to limit the annual cost of 
     appropriation earmarks and to make them more predictable, 
     equitable, and transparent; to the Committee on Rules, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3234. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     train unemployed workers for employment as health care 
     professionals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, 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. SCHAUER:
       H.R. 3235. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the use of 
     ethanol in tetra ethyl ortho silicate (TEOS) production; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina:
       H.R. 3236. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to complete at least 700

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     miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by 
     December 31, 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3237. A bill to enact certain laws relating to 
     national and commercial space programs as title 51, United 
     States Code, ``National and Commercial Space Programs''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 3238. A bill to increase access to adult education to 
     provide for economic growth; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor, 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 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona (for herself and Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California):
       H.R. 3239. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to 
     submit a report on the effects of the Merida Initiative on 
     the border security of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Inglis, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, and Mr. 
             Fortenberry):
       H.R. 3240. A bill to ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys 
     reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the 
     prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 3241. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for 
     infants and children participating in the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, and Ms. Baldwin):
       H.R. 3242. A bill to improve the health of women through 
     the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the 
     Department of Health and Human Services; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 3243. A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal 
     firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement 
     shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to 
     overtime pay; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 3244. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     establish the transfer of any nuclear weapon, device, 
     material, or technology to terrorists as a crime against 
     humanity; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Paul, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 3245. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding 
     penalties for cocaine offenses, 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. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 651. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Inslee, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Rehberg):
       H. Res. 652. A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary 
     of the Pig War crisis; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Issa, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Butterfield, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Tanner, Ms. 
             Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Meek of Florida, 
             and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 654. A resolution honoring the Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe Mediterranean Partners for 
     Cooperation and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mr. Teague, and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       H. Res. 655. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     significance of the city of Santa Fe; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H. Res. 656. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of ``National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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