[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11459-11460]
[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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. 
             Richardson, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 5575. A bill to establish a grant program to benefit 
     domestic minor victims of sex trafficking, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 5576. A bill to provide construction, architectural, 
     and engineering entities with qualified immunity from 
     liability for negligence when providing services or equipment 
     on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or 
     disaster; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Stark, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 5577. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the 
     Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that 
     contains a genetically engineered material, or that is 
     produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled 
     accordingly; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Stark, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 5578. A bill to prohibit the open-air cultivation of 
     genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, 
     to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as 
     the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or 
     industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to 
     regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal 
     of pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts 
     to prevent human, animal, and general environmental exposure 
     to genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops 
     and their byproducts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically 
     engineered foods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Stark, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 5579. A bill to provide additional protections for 
     farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by 
     genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure 
     fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with 
     biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, 
     plants, or animals, to assign liability for injury caused by 
     genetically engineered organisms, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Bishop of 
             Utah, Mr. McClintock, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Rehberg, Mr. Walden, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 5580. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Antiquities Act of 1906 to require certain procedures for 
     designating national monuments, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Higgins):
       H.R. 5581. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make qualified biogas property eligible for the 
     energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds 
     to finance qualified biogas property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology, 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. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Posey, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, and Mr. Fleming):
       H.R. 5582. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of Commerce and to prohibit Federal economic 
     development funds to States that carry out public takings for 
     private purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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 Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
       H.R. 5583. A bill to require cell phone early termination 
     fees to be pro-rated over the term of a subscriber's 
     contract, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. CARTER:
       H.R. 5584. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 500 East Whitestone 
     Boulevard in Cedar Park, Texas, as the ``Army Specialist 
     Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building''; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Olson, 
             Mr. Djou, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Putnam, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gohmert, and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 5585. A bill to provide a statutory waiver of 
     compliance with the Jones Act to

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     foreign-flagged vessels assisting in responding to the 
     Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 5586. A bill to support high-achieving, educationally 
     disadvantaged elementary school students in high-need local 
     educational agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 5587. A bill to establish a United States Commission 
     on Planetary Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science and Technology.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Matsui, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 5588. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for additional opportunities to 
     enroll under part B of the Medicare Program, 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:
       H.R. 5589. A bill to amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States 
     Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself and Mr. Jordan of Ohio):
       H.J. Res. 93. A joint resolution disapproving of the action 
     of the District of Columbia Council in approving the 
     Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Amendment Act 
     of 2010; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H. Res. 1467. A resolution requesting return of official 
     papers on H.R. 5136; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H. Res. 1469. A resolution providing that the House of 
     Representatives should pass a budget resolution for a fiscal 
     year before the House considers any appropriation bill for 
     that year; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. DJOU (for himself and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Res. 1470. A resolution honoring the life, achievements, 
     and distinguished career of Chief Justice William S. 
     Richardson; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Price of 
             Georgia, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Posey):
       H. Res. 1471. A resolution expressing support for the 
     private property rights protections guaranteed by the 5th 
     Amendment to the Constitution on the 5th anniversary of the 
     Supreme Court's decision of Kelo v. City of New London; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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