[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2233-2234]
[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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Cummings):
       H.R. 4714. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 4715. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 4716. A bill to prohibit the further extension or 
     establishment of national monuments in Colorado, except by 
     express authorization of Congress; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, and 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah):
       H.R. 4717. A bill to require the Attorney General of the 
     United States to compile, and make publically available, 
     certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BONO MACK:
       H.R. 4718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend the taxation of unemployment compensation for 
     3 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Teague, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 4719. A bill to establish a Southwest Border Region 
     Water Task Force; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona:
       H.R. 4720. A bill to provide for a 5 percent reduction in 
     the rates of basic pay for Members of Congress; 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 Mr. BISHOP of New York:
       H.R. 4721. A bill to direct the United States Postal 
     Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Flanders, 
     New York; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lipinski, and 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 4722. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out an active transportation investment program to 
     encourage a mode shift to active transportation within 
     selected communities by providing safe and convenient options 
     to bicycle and walk for routine travel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOYD:
       H.R. 4723. A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
     study the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery and to limit the 
     authority of the Secretary to promulgate any interim rules 
     for the fishery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 4724. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC 
     funds to personal use; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4725. A bill to provide for the acquisition by the 
     Army Corps of Engineers of the hurricane barrier for the city 
     of New Bedford, Massachusetts and the town of Fairhaven, 
     Massachusetts; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 4726. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in projects to encourage the design, 
     planning, and construction of the North Los Angeles County 
     Regional Water Recycling Project in the State of California; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER of New York (for himself, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Israel, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 4727. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     place limitations on the possession, sale, and other 
     disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor 
     sex offenses against children; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Royce, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Inglis, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Massa):
       H.R. 4728. A bill to authorize assistance to promote 
     counter-extremism efforts in the Balkan region, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 4729. A bill to clarify the situations in which a 
     corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law; to 
     the Committee on House Administration, 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. SCHAUER:
       H.R. 4730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
     employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATSON:
       H.R. 4731. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure access to resin-based dental fillings that, at 
     a minimum, is equal to the level of access to mercury-based 
     dental fillings under such title; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATSON:
       H.R. 4732. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for 
     drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to 
     the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes; 
     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. WATSON (for herself and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 4733. A bill to promote the well-being of farm animals 
     by requiring Federal agencies to procure food products 
     derived from certain animals only from sources that raised 
     the animals free from cruelty and abuse, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committee on

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     Agriculture, 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. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 4734. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to provide children from underserved areas 
     with better access to meals served through the summer food 
     service program for children and certain child care programs; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Graves, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Issa, 
             Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Tim 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. Olson, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Scalise, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.J. Res. 77. A joint resolution disapproving a rule 
     submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
     the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings 
     for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Boyd, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Hill, Mr. Patrick J. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Melancon, Mr. 
             Childers, Mr. Minnick, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cooper, Ms. 
             Markey of Colorado, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Taylor, Mr. 
             Thompson of California, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Moore of 
             Kansas, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Mr. Ross, Mr. Berry, Mr. Davis of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Giffords, Mr. 
             Nye, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Cuellar, 
             and Mr. Costa):
       H.J. Res. 78. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:
       H. Con. Res. 244. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the designation of March 20 as a National Day of 
     Recognition for Long-Term Care Physicians; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. LANCE (for himself and Mr. Holt):
       H. Con. Res. 245. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the daily 
     lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the United 
     States; 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 Mr. PERRIELLO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Costello, Ms. Norton, Ms. Corrine Brown 
             of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Carney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Hare, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Richardson, 
             Mr. Sires, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Filner, and Ms. Titus):
       H. Res. 1125. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Walz, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H. Res. 1127. A resolution expressing concern regarding the 
     suicide plane attack on Internal Revenue Service employees in 
     Austin, Texas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Hare, Mr. Coble, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
             Boswell, Mr. Nye, Mr. Boren, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Ellsworth, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Pastor of 
             Arizona, Ms. Giffords, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Mitchell, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Farr, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Chu, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Snyder, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Platts, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Olson, Mr. Jones, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Harman, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee):
       H. Res. 1128. A resolution thanking Vancouver for hosting 
     the world during the 2010 Winter Olympics and honoring the 
     athletes from Team USA; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado:
       H. Res. 1129. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     House that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the 
     United States Executive Directors to the International 
     Monetary Fund and the World Bank to use the voice and vote of 
     the United States to oppose making any loans to the 
     Government of Antigua and Barbuda until that Government 
     cooperates with the United States and compensates the victims 
     of the Stanford Financial Group fraud; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Nunes):
       H. Res. 1130. A resolution expressing support for the 
     people affected by the natural disasters on Madeira Island; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. FUDGE:
       H. Res. 1131. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of April 18, 2010, through April 23, 
     2010, as National Assistant Principals Week; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Teague, and Mr. 
             Lujan):
       H. Res. 1132. A resolution honoring the USS New Mexico as 
     the sixth Virginia-class submarine commissioned by the U.S. 
     Navy to protect and defend the United States; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Grayson, Ms. Watson, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hare, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. Kissell):
       H. Res. 1133. A resolution recognizing the extraordinary 
     number of African-Americans who have overcome significant 
     obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the 
     field of science in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.
           By Mr. McCAUL (for himself and Mr. Walz):
       H. Res. 1134. A resolution mourning the loss of Vernon 
     Hunter and honoring the service of Robin De Haven and the 
     first responders to the attack on the Internal Revenue 
     Service in Austin, Texas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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