[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3537-3539]
[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. WU (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Platts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             McNerney, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 930. A bill to strengthen the Nation's research 
     efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and 
     psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis 
     data collection, and study access to and quality of care for 
     people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. NYE:
       H.R. 931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the work opportunity credit with respect to certain 
     unemployed veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Higgins):
       H.R. 932. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants and offer technical 
     assistance to local governments and others to design and 
     implement innovative policies, programs, and projects that 
     address widespread property vacancy and abandonment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Paul, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 933. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Flake, and Ms. 
             Bordallo):
       H.R. 934. A bill to convey certain submerged lands to the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give 
     that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as 
     Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their 
     submerged lands; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 935. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the number of persons appointed to the military 
     service academies from the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands and American Samoa from nominations made by 
     the Delegates in Congress from the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Honda, Mr. Wu, and Mr. 
             Grijalva):
       H.R. 936. A bill to ensure the continued and future 
     availability of lifesaving trauma health care in the United 
     States and to prevent further trauma center closures and 
     downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated 
     care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and 
     information technology; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 937. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying 
     adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements 
     otherwise required to enter the United States as a temporary 
     visitor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 938. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition 
     of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before 
     the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Coble, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Boustany, Mr. McHugh, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 939. A bill to permit 2008 required minimum 
     distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 940. A bill to provide for the conveyance of National 
     Forest System land in the State of Louisiana; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 941. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for disaster 
     assistance for electric utility companies serving low-income 
     households, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       H.R. 942. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a pilot project on the use of educational 
     assistance under programs of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to defray training costs associated with the purchase 
     of certain franchise enterprises; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' 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 Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Scalise, 
             Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Latta, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Ms. Foxx, and Mr. Hoekstra):
       H.R. 943. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require certain additional calculations to be included in the 
     annual financial statement submitted under section 331(e) of 
     that title, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 944. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide improved benefits for veterans who are former 
     prisoners of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself and Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 945. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow additional expenses for purposes of determining the 
     Hope Scholarship Credit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 946. A bill to enhance citizen access to Government 
     information and services by establishing that Government 
     documents issued to the public must be written clearly, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 947. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value 
     of articles imported into the United States and articles 
     exported from the United States in commerce and to use 
     amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out 
     certain transportation projects in the transportation trade 
     corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Platts, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mr. Hare, Mr. Carney, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Courtney, Mr. Shuler, Ms. Hirono, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Sestak, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Ellison, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Lujan, Mr. Holt, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Nye, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Berman, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baca, and Mr. Kagen):
       H.R. 948. A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or 
     death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities 
     caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the 
     performance of such employee's duty; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 949. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for 
     review of adverse actions of certain employees of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 950. A bill to amend chapter 33 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to increase educational assistance for certain 
     veterans pursuing a program of education offered through 
     distance learning; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 951. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer 
     enemy combatants detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba, to facilities in Arizona or to build, modify, or 
     enhance any facility in Arizona to house such enemy 
     combatants; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hare, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Donnelly 
             of Indiana, and Mr. Nye):
       H.R. 952. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes 
     of service-connection of disabilities; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a deduction for travel expenses to medical 
     centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection 
     with examinations or treatments relating to service-connected 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 954. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder 
     shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, 
     subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies 
     during the first 15 days of such month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reichert, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 955. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 10355 Northeast Valley Road 
     in Rollingbay, Washington, as the ``John `Bud' Hawk Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 956. A bill to expand the number of individuals and 
     families with 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, and 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. McCAUL (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Carson 
             of Indiana):
       H.R. 957. A bill to authorize higher education curriculum 
     development and graduate training in advanced energy and 
     green building technologies; to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Edwards 
             of Maryland, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 958. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the 
     Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as 
     provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. Patrick J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself 
             and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 959. A bill to increase Federal Pell Grants for the 
     children of fallen public safety officers, and for other 
     purposes; 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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 960. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to eliminate congressional review of newly-passed 
     District laws; 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.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 961. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 962. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     lutetium oxide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina):
       H.R. 963. A bill to enhance transparency and accountability 
     within the intelligence community for activities performed 
     under Federal contracts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition 
     to the Committees on Armed Services, 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. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Franks 
             of Arizona, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Latta, Mr. Gary G. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 964. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 to exempt any solar energy project on lands 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management from an 
     environmental impact statement requirement; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr.

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             Ruppersberger, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Wittman, Mr. Nye, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 965. A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act 
     of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the 
     Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H.R. 966. A bill to require certain air carriers of foreign 
     air transportation to disclose the nature and source of 
     delays and cancellations experienced by air travelers; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H.R. 967. A bill to enhance airline passenger protection 
     when the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule to require 
     airline emergency contingency plans; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself and Mr. Bartlett):
       H.R. 968. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act 
     to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned 
     businesses; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Minnick):
       H.R. 969. A bill to permit commercial vehicles at weights 
     up to 129,000 pounds to use certain highways of the 
     Interstate System in the State of Idaho which would provide 
     significant savings in the transportation of goods throughout 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 970. A bill to encourage the entry of felony warrants 
     into the NCIC database by States and to provide additional 
     resources for extradition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Ms. 
             Shea-Porter):
       H.R. 971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide commuter flexible spending arrangements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Kline of Minnesota):
       H.R. 972. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the requirement that certain former members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces be at least 60 years 
     of age in order to be eligible to receive health care 
     benefits; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.R. 973. A bill to establish pilot programs that provide 
     for emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution to honor the achievements 
     and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. McMAHON:
       H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 42. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg 
     Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people 
     of the United States about the African-American migration 
     experience, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for 
     his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, 
     and researching the historical contributions to society of 
     peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat 
     racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to 
     Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his 
     innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and 
     convicted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 45. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should 
     issue a postage stamp in commemoration of Congressman Adam 
     Clayton Powell, Jr; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 46. Concurrent resolution honoring the life of 
     Betty Shabazz; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H. Res. 141. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One 
     Hundred Eleventh Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H. Res. 142. A resolution honoring the life, service, and 
     accomplishments of General Robert H. Barrow, United States 
     Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CARTER:
       H. Res. 143. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H. Res. 144. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of the Committee on the Judiciary in the One Hundred 
     Eleventh Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H. Res. 145. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in 
     the One Hundred Eleventh Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. MARKEY of Colorado (for herself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H. Res. 146. A resolution designating March 2, 2009, as 
     ``Read Across America Day''; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts:
       H. Res. 147. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and 
     Global Warming in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 148. A resolution recognizing and honoring the life 
     and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the 
     United States District Court, Southern District of New York; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 149. A resolution honoring Dick Brown: New York's 
     greatest ambassador to Washington; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Res. 150. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be 
     recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end 
     discrimination and secure equal employment and labor 
     opportunities for all Americans; 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. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Ms. 
             Fallin, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Pence, Mr. Cole, Mr. Broun 
             of Georgia, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Akin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Posey, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Petri, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H. Res. 151. A resolution honoring the life and expressing 
     condolences of the House of Representatives on the passing of 
     Paul M. Weyrich; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Ross, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Scott of 
             Georgia, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Meek of Florida):
       H. Res. 152. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States remains committed 
     to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Richardson, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Towns, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Waters, Mr. Issa, Ms. Solis of 
             California, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Watt):
       H. Res. 153. A resolution commending the University of 
     Southern California Trojan football team for its victory in 
     the 2009 Rose Bowl; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

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