[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20245-20247]
[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. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 3399. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies 
     with other companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Scalise, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Fleming, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, and Ms. Fallin):
       H.R. 3400. A bill to provide for incentives to encourage 
     health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight 
     and Government Reform, the Judiciary, Rules, the Budget, and 
     Appropriations, 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. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. Poe of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3401. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act 
     of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 to improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence 
     victims and provide for technical corrections; 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. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 3402. A bill to establish a minimum funding level for 
     programs under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 for fiscal 
     years 2010 to 2014 that ensures a reasonable growth in victim 
     programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of 
     the Crime Victims Fund; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Altmire, and Mr. 
             George Miller of California):
       H.R. 3403. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to provide leave for 
     family members of members of regular components of the Armed 
     Forces, and leave to care for covered veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Dingell, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 3404. A bill to amend the Assistance for Unemployed 
     Workers and Struggling Families Act and the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary 
     extension of certain unemployment benefits and the temporary 
     availability of further additional emergency unemployment 
     compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. REHBERG (for himself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 3405. A bill to authorize the production of Saint-
     Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in 
     palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments 
     in precious metals, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Ms. Ginny Brown-
             Waite of Florida):
       H.R. 3406. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts reimbursed by an 
     individual's employer for certain dietary supplements and 
     meal replacement products; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Brown 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 3407. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements to laws administered by the 
     Secretary of

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     Veterans Affairs relating to benefits for severely injured 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 3408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of 
     individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Kind, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Heller, and Mr. 
             Crowley):
       H.R. 3409. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an additional credit against income tax for the 
     adoption of an older child; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. BEAN (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Roskam, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Foster, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Kind, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Holden, Mr. Visclosky, 
             and Mrs. Halvorson):
       H.R. 3410. A bill to require Surface Transportation Board 
     consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions 
     on local communities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOYD:
       H.R. 3411. A bill to exempt certain coastal barrier areas 
     in Florida from limitations on Federal expenditures and 
     financial assistance under the Coastal Barriers Resources 
     Act, and limitations on flood insurance coverage under the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3412. A bill to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of 
     Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in 
     Israel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Space):
       H.R. 3413. A bill to authorize the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration of the 
     Department of Commerce to make grants for the establishment 
     of information technology centers in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Souder, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pence, Mr. Ellsworth, and Mr. 
             Hill):
       H.R. 3414. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, 
     as the ``Otis Bowen Comfort Home''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 3415. A bill to suspend flood insurance rate map 
     updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being 
     repaired; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
       H.R. 3416. A bill to extend to individuals evacuated from 
     their residences as a result of a major disaster the right to 
     use the absentee balloting and registration procedures 
     available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed 
     and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, to direct the 
     Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to 
     respond to election administration needs which result from a 
     major disaster, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, 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 Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, 
             Mr. Polis, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Salazar, and 
             Mr. Perlmutter):
       H.R. 3417. A bill to establish the Rocky Mountain Science 
     Collections Center to assist in preserving the archeological, 
     anthropological, paleontological, zoological, and geological 
     artifacts and archival documentation from the Rocky Mountain 
     region through the construction of an on-site, secure 
     collections facility for the Denver Museum of Nature &; 
     Science in Denver, Colorado; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ELLSWORTH:
       H.R. 3418. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to apply the exceptions process for 
     tiered formulary drugs to specialty tier drugs; 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. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Norton, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Moore of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
       H.R. 3419. A bill to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to 
     include crimes against the homeless; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pierluisi, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
             Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 3420. A bill to improve and enhance substance use 
     disorder programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. KILROY (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Minnick, 
             Mr. Perriello, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Baca, Ms. Speier, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Fudge, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
             Al Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3421. A bill to exclude from consumer credit reports 
     medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully 
     paid or settled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 3422. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make temporary improvements to the Medicare 
     inpatient payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals, and 
     for other purposes; 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. McMAHON (for himself and Mr. Inglis):
       H.R. 3423. A bill to impose certain sanctions on North 
     Korea as a result of the detonation by that country of a 
     nuclear explosive device on May 25, 2009, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 3424. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed 
     reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid 
     to affiliates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3425. A bill to authorize the Fair Housing 
     Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on 
     Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the 
     enactment of the Fair Housing Act in 1968; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Markey 
             of Massachusetts, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Hare):
       H.R. 3426. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 3427. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     protect States that have in effect laws or orders with 
     respect to pay to play reform, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H.R. 3428. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to require a corresponding 
     reduction in the authorization to purchase each time a 
     repayment is made for assistance received under the Troubled 
     Asset Relief Program; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 3429. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested 
     capital gains distributions from regulated investment 
     companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3430. A bill to establish a Medicare DSH pilot program 
     under which participants shall establish collaborative care 
     networks to reduce the use of emergency departments, 
     inpatient and other expensive resources of hospitals and 
     other providers and provide more comprehensive and 
     coordinated care to low-income individuals, including those 
     without health insurance coverage, and to

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     establish a Collaborative Care Network Center; 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. SHULER (for himself and Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 3431. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote the 
     certification of aftermarket conversion systems and thereby 
     encourage the increased use of alternative fueled vehicles; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SPACE (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow long-distance rural commuters a deduction 
     during periods when the local price of gasoline exceeds $3 
     per gallon; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WITTMAN:
       H.R. 3433. A bill to amend the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment 
     of the non-Federal share of the costs of wetlands 
     conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana:
       H.R. 3434. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the credit for expenses for household and 
     dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should not 
     levy any additional taxes on firearms or firearm ammunition 
     during the current economic hardship; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS:
       H. Res. 696. A resolution acknowledging and congratulating 
     Western Wyoming Community College in Southwest Wyoming on the 
     occasion of its 50th anniversary of service to the students 
     and citizens of the State of Wyoming; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H. Res. 698. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the fatal crash of an MV-22 aircraft 
     on April 8, 2000, in Marana, Arizona, was not a result of 
     aircrew human factors or pilot error; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Jenkins, and Mr. 
             Cleaver):
       H. Res. 699. A resolution expressing the appreciation of 
     Congress for the service and sacrifice of the members of the 
     139th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Res. 700. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as 
     National School Psychology Week; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H. Res. 701. A resolution to recognize the Dyke Marsh 
     Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious ecosystem; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REICHERT:
       H. Res. 702. A resolution directing the Comptroller General 
     of the United States to submit reports ensuring the 
     effectiveness of Federal programs and amending the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives to require that certain standing 
     committees of the House hold at least one hearing on each 
     such report that falls within their jurisdiction; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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