[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 30864]
[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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 4247. A bill to prevent and reduce the use of physical 
     restraint and seclusion in schools, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 4248. A bill to repeal the legal tender laws, to 
     prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and to repeal 
     superfluous sections related to coinage; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, 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 Mr. McHENRY:
       H.R. 4249. A bill to establish a commission to develop 
     legislation designed to reform entitlement benefit programs 
     and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. MELANCON (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Cao, 
             Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Fleming):
       H.R. 4250. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to revise regulations implementing the 
     statutory reporting and auditing requirements for the 
     Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (``DSH'') payment 
     program to be consistent with the scope of the statutory 
     provisions and avoid substantive changes to preexisting DSH 
     policy; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 4251. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for payments in lieu of taxes for certain Department 
     of Homeland Security land; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano):
       H.R. 4252. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton 
     Basin in the State of California, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:
       H.R. 4253. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to change 
     the net worth amount under the small business program for 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals from 
     $750,000 to $978,722, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 4254. A bill to direct amounts derived from the 
     repayment of TARP assistance to the Deposit Insurance Fund of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to reduce the 
     amount of any increase in premiums that would otherwise be 
     required of smaller insured depository institutions and 
     community banks whose prudent activities did not contribute 
     to the financial crisis, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MITCHELL (for himself and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 4255. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving any automatic pay adjustment in 2011; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Heller, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Nunes):
       H.R. 4256. A bill to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to allow specified energy 
     property grants to real estate investment trusts without 
     regard to the ratable share income limitations; 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. TITUS (for herself, Ms. Giffords, and Mr. 
             Heinrich):
       H.R. 4257. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
     relating to contracts for Federal purchases of renewable 
     energy; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4258. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a business credit for donations for vocational 
     educational purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H. Res. 959. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of a 
     regulation of individual activity disguised as a tax; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. POE of Texas:
       H. Res. 960. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of January 2010 as ``National Stalking Awareness 
     Month'' to raise awareness and encourage prevention of 
     stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
             Michigan, Mr. Levin, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Peters, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Schauer, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Upton):
       H. Res. 963. A resolution congratulating the Great Lakes 
     Bay Regional Convention and Visitors Bureaus for securing the 
     2012 Region II United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) 
     tournament; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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