[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[House]
[Pages 27160-27162]
[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. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. Polis, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 4037. A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Carter, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Kline of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 4038. A bill to take meaningful steps to lower health 
     care costs and increase access to health insurance coverage 
     without raising taxes, cutting Medicare benefits for seniors, 
     adding to the national deficit, intervening in the doctor-
     patient relationship, or

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     instituting a government takeover of health care; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 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. DENT (for himself, Mr. Lee of New York, and Mr. 
             Tiberi):
       H.R. 4039. A bill to improve the medical justice system by 
     encouraging the prompt and fair resolution of disputes, 
     enhancing the quality of care, ensuring patient access to 
     health care services, fostering alternatives to litigation, 
     and combating defensive medicine, and for other purposes; 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. FARR:
       H.R. 4040. A bill to redesignate the Monterey Ranger 
     District of Los Padres National Forest in the State of 
     California as the Big Sur Management Unit, to transfer 
     certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the 
     management unit, to adjust the boundaries of the Ventana and 
     Silver Peak Wilderness Areas, to designate segments of Arroyo 
     Seco River, Big Creek, Carmel River, San Antonio River, San 
     Carpoforo Creek, and their tributaries as components of the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 4041. A bill to authorize certain improvements in the 
     Federal Recovery Coordinator Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Welch, Mr. Sires, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Hodes, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Altmire, Ms. Bean, Mr. Space, Mr. 
             Boren, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Adler of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Dahlkemper, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. Dent, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the employer wage credit for employees who are 
     active duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 4043. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     recognize the spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are 
     serving in combat or have served in combat through the 
     presentation of an official lapel button; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Courtney, Mr. Nye, Mr. Hare, Mr. Teague, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Space, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Wu, Mr. Driehaus, Ms. Titus, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Murphy of 
             New York, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Cardoza, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 4044. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to restore plot 
     allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and to restore 
     the headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Corrine 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Nye, Mr. Hare, Mr. Teague, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Moore 
             of Kansas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Space, Mr. 
             Grayson, Mr. Wu, Mr. Driehaus, Ms. Titus, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Murphy of 
             New York, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Higgins, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Cardoza, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Kirkpatrick 
             of Arizona, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       H.R. 4045. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase burial benefits for veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Myrick, 
             and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 4046. A bill to enhance the reporting requirements on 
     the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and 
     other trade boycotts of Israel; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CAO (for himself, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
             Boustany):
       H.R. 4047. A bill to use historical averages to calculate 
     the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for disaster 
     affected States for purposes of the Medicaid Program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Massa, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sessions, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 4048. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of 
     traumatic brain injury care in rural areas; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 4049. A bill to extend temporarily the duty suspension 
     on 2-(Methoxycarbonyl)benzylsulfonamide; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 4050. A bill to extend temporarily the duty suspension 
     on Diaminodecane; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 4051. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the award of a military service medal to members 
     of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Davis of 
             Alabama, Mr. Herger, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
             Tanner):
       H.R. 4052. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make certain disaster relief provisions permanent; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             Pascrell):
       H.R. 4053. A bill to establish the Office of Childhood 
     Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the 
     Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Peterson, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Platts, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Kratovil, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Nye, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Kagen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
             Wilson of Ohio, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Arcuri, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Shuler, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Kind, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Weiner, and 
             Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 4054. A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rated and 
     certified as total by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as 
     disability for purposes of such titles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 4055. A bill to authorize a national HOPE Program to 
     reduce drug use, crime, and the costs of incarceration; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 4056. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow small businesses a credit against income tax 
     for increasing employment; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 4057. A bill to amend the Wool Suit and Textile Trade 
     Extension Act of 2004 to provide for certain payments from 
     the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 4058. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish the Veterans to Work Program providing for the 
     employment of individuals, especially veterans, who 
     participate in apprenticeship programs on designated military 
     construction projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 4059. A bill to enhance Internet safety and security 
     and to prevent exploitation of

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     children online through the use of technology; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Heller):
       H.R. 4060. A bill to amend the Department of the Interior, 
     Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 to 
     repeal a provision of that Act relating to geothermal energy 
     receipts; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. EDWARDS of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 210. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Garamendi):
       H. Con. Res. 211. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     75th anniversary of the establishment of the East Bay 
     Regional Park District in California, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CARTER (for himself and Mr. Edwards of Texas):
       H. Res. 895. A resolution honoring the lives of the brave 
     soldiers and civilians of the United States Army who died or 
     were wounded in the tragic attack of November 5, 2009, at 
     Fort Hood, Texas; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
       H. Res. 896. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1299, with an 
     amendment; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GUTHRIE:
       H. Res. 897. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     teaching elementary and secondary school students about the 
     sacrifices that veterans have made throughout the history of 
     the Nation; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Pitts):
       H. Res. 898. A resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
     regarding the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San 
     Suu Kyi, a meaningful tripartite political dialogue toward 
     national reconciliation, and the full restoration of 
     democracy, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom 
     of speech, freedom of the press, and internationally 
     recognized human rights for all Burmese citizens; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself and Mr. Hodes):
       H. Res. 899. A resolution honoring the members of the New 
     Hampshire National Guard for their service to the State of 
     New Hampshire and the contributions of the New Hampshire 
     National Guard to the domestic and international missions of 
     the Armed Forces through the patriotic service of its members 
     and its innovative programs and dedication to military 
     families; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Res. 900. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of a Cold War Veterans Recognition Day to honor the 
     sacrifices and contributions made by members of the Armed 
     Forces during the Cold War and encouraging the people of the 
     United States to participate in local and national activities 
     honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those 
     individuals; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. Kind, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Cao, and Mr. Melancon):
       H. Res. 901. A resolution recognizing November 14, 2009, as 
     the 49th anniversary of the first day of integrated schools 
     in New Orleans, Louisiana; 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. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 902. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of January 28, 2010, as National Data Privacy 
     Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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