Volume 155, No. 191 covering the 1st Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H15498-H15502 on Dec. 16, 2009.
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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. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Coble, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California):
H.R. 4326. A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
H.R. 4327. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and
Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
H.R. 4328. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WITTMAN:
H.R. 4329. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of President James Monroe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cao, Ms.
DeGette, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Himes, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Murphy of
Connecticut, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Perlmutter, and Mr.
Perriello):
H.R. 4330. A bill to provide high-quality public charter school options for students by enabling such public charter schools to expand and replicate; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr.
Tiberi):
H.R. 4331. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish the Office of Money Services Business Compliance within the Department of the Treasury for the purpose of assuring compliance with subchapter II of chapter 53 of such title by money services businesses and such other duties as the Secretary of the Treasury may delegate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. McKEON:
H.R. 4332. A bill to provide to the Secretary of Interior a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA-20139 and CA-22901, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Ms. Richardson,
Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Jackson-
Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Wasserman
Schultz, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Costa, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Hirono, and Mrs. Capps):
H.R. 4333. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the health and well-being of school children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. BRIGHT (for himself and Mr. Ellsworth):
H.R. 4334. A bill to provide grants for the renovation, modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:
H.R. 4335. A bill to provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of
Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Paul):
H.R. 4336. A bill to provide that pay for Members of Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit; 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Mr. Crowley, and Ms. Schwartz):
H.R. 4337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MELANCON:
H.R. 4338. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SABLAN:
H.R. 4339. A bill to encourage students from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama:
H.R. 4340. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a revolving loan fund program for certain businesses to facilitate increased lending in the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Hinchey, and Mr. Israel):
H.R. 4341. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a warning on the label of any food container that is composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A or could release bisphenol A into food; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
H.R. 4342. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the Secretary of the Treasury's authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. RUSH:
H.R. 4343. A bill to establish in the Department of Commerce the Minority Business Development Program to provide qualified minority businesses with technical assistance, loan guarantees, and contracting opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Tiberi):
H.R. 4344. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from obligating any amounts for the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Bright, Mr.
Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Bonner, Mr.
Bachus, and Mr. Aderholt):
H.R. 4345. A bill to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of
California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr.
Hastings of Florida):
H.R. 4346. A bill to establish a commission to commemorate the ending of chattel slavery in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOREN (for himself and Mr. Walz):
H.R. 4347. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. WITTMAN:
H.R. 4348. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred in teleworking; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra,
Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bono Mack,
Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Chu, Mr.
Costa, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr.
Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garamendi, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Harman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Issa, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of
California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McCarthy of California,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr.
George Miller of California, Ms. Richardson, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Titus, Ms.
Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr.
Flake):
H.R. 4349. A bill to further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Skelton, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Towns):
H.R. 4350. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien who is the parent or legal guardian of a United States citizen child if the child was born abroad and is the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Ms. Edwards of Maryland,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Massa, Mr. Costello, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Stark, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Hare,
Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Schauer, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr.
Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Sutton, Mr.
Kagen, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
H.R. 4351. A bill to amend the Buy American Act to increase the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the waiver provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. McCARTHY of California:
H.R. 4352. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize additional assistance for projects to construct publicly owned treatment works that serve small and disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. RUSH:
H.R. 4353. A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to authorize access by owners and operators of certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database maintained for the purpose of prohibiting the operation of unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Mr.
Platts):
H.R. 4354. A bill to recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
H.R. 4355. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Israel, Mr. Castle, Ms. Shea-Porter,
Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms.
Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shuler,
Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Sherman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Lowey, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Gerlach,
Mr. Cummings, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr.
Inslee, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Lee of
California):
H.R. 4356. A bill to amend the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BACA (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
H.R. 4357. A bill to use amounts repaid to the Treasury under the Troubled Assets Relief Program for relief to displaced and low-wage workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. BALDWIN:
H.R. 4358. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve access to high-quality early learning and child care for low-income children and working families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Walz):
H.R. 4359. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee housing loans for the construction energy efficient dwellings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Filner, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McClintock, Ms.
Richardson, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Watson, Mr. Dreier, Ms.
Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, Ms. Speier, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Costa, Mr.
Issa, Mr. Nunes, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Royce, Mr. Baca,
Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Berman, Ms.
Chu, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Herger, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Cardoza, and Ms. Harman):
H.R. 4360. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the ``Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
H.R. 4361. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate contribution limitations for retirement plans and increase penalties attributable to such contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CAO:
H.R. 4362. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income remediation payments for hazardous drywall; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. CAPPS:
H.R. 4363. A bill to establish a regulatory system and research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the United States exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. COHEN:
H.R. 4364. A bill to protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in furtherance of those rights, commonly called ``SLAPPs'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida:
H.R. 4365. A bill to limit the distribution of funds for campaign-related work under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to reduce the deficit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana:
H.R. 4366. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for qualified motor vehicle taxes for motor homes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 4367. A bill to alter requirements relating to recommendations for funding by the Federal Transit Administration of fixed guideway projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Sires, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Lee of
California):
H.R. 4368. A bill to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Fund to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in that region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Pingree of Maine):
H.R. 4369. A bill to allow the United States-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding to be considered an international agreement for the purposes of section 304(e)(4) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 4370. A bill to require railroad carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Boren, Mr.
Griffith, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Arcuri, Mr.
Carnahan, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Akin,
Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Kagen, Mr. McIntyre, Mr.
Grayson, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Massa, Mr. Bartlett, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Peters, Mr. Berry, Mr. Himes, Ms.
McCollum, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr.
Maffei, Mr. Clay, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Wittman, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Israel, Mr.
Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Hill, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of
Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Kosmas, Mr.
Dent, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Adler of
New Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. Paul):
H.R. 4371. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue using 2009 Medicare practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services; 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. GRAVES (for himself and Mr. Cleaver):
H.R. 4372. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program for evaluating technologies that are likely to prevent adverse weather effects associated with freezing temperatures on bridges, improve bridge safety, extend the life of bridges, and promote energy efficiency on bridges on the National Highway System; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Stark, and Mrs. Napolitano):
H.R. 4373. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; 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. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself and Mr. Herger):
H.R. 4374. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from biomass, to provide credit rate parity under such credit, and to exclude certain unprocessed fuels from the cellulosic biofuel producer credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Tierney,
Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. McDermott):
H.R. 4375. A bill to restore certain provisions of the Banking Act of 1933, commonly referred to as the ``Glass-Steagall Act'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Polis, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Speier, Mr. Crowley, Ms.
Pingree of Maine, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Watson,
Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Sutton,
Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, Mr. Peters, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of
California, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee of California, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Wu, Ms.
Clarke, Ms. Chu, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Clay, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Murphy of Connecticut):
H.R. 4376. A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 4377. A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called ``Glass-Steagall Act'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. KISSELL:
H.R. 4378. A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to require that the same access to transportation and public accommodations be afforded to certified trainers of service animals as is afforded under such Act to individuals with disabilities who use such service animals; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LANGEVIN:
H.R. 4379. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
H.R. 4380. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr.
George Miller of California):
H.R. 4381. A bill to reform the H-2B program, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. MALONEY:
H.R. 4382. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community organizations for the development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri,
Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Crowley, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Higgins, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Israel, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lee of
New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Massa, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, Mr. McMahon, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Meeks of New York, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, and
Mr. Weiner):
H.R. 4383. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MATHESON:
H.R. 4384. A bill to establish the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California, and Mr. Carnahan):
H.R. 4385. A bill to authorize the issuance of United States War Bonds to aid in funding of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Harman,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H.R. 4386. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
H.R. 4387. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the
``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for himself and Mr. Carney):
H.R. 4388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MURPHY of New York:
H.R. 4389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to taxpayers using energy derived from biomass to power domestic paper, pulp and paperboard manufacturing process facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MURPHY of New York:
H.R. 4390. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced program and provider protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs; 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. PASCRELL:
H.R. 4391. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-provided supplemental instructional services assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. Watson, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Jackson-
Lee of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia):
H.R. 4392. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell,
Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Costello, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Fudge,
Ms. Markey of Colorado, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida,
Mr. Hare, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Carney, Mr. Camp, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr.
Dent, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Fortenberry,
Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr.
Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Reyes, Mr. Welch, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Simpson,
Mr. Carnahan, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Kilpatrick of
Michigan, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Platts, and Mr. Minnick):
H.R. 4393. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to reduce the matching requirement for participants in the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
H.R. 4394. A bill to provide for a phased ban on decabrominated diphenylether and mixtures or products containing that chemical, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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. PLATTS:
H.R. 4395. A bill to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. POMEROY:
H.R. 4396. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. SABLAN:
H.R. 4397. A bill to clarify the transitional status of certain aliens not provided for in subtitle A of title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. SALAZAR (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Markey of
Colorado, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Minnick, Mr.
Lujan, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, and Ms. Berkley):
H.R. 4398. A bill to address public safety risks in western States by facilitating insect and disease infestation treatment of National Forest System land and certain adjacent land, to make permanent the good-neighbor authority for Colorado and stewardship contracting authorities available to the Forest Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr. Maffei, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Carnahan, and Mr. Israel):
H.R. 4399. A bill to further the national deployment of electric drive vehicles, to strengthen and enhance the national power grid through the integration of such vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. SHULER (for himself, Mr. Melancon, Mrs. Emerson,
Mr. Paul, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Minnick, Mr.
Dingell, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Smith of Texas,
Mr. Carney, Mr. Inglis, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Conaway, Mr. Hill, Ms. Bean, Mr. Childers, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Harper):
H.R. 4400. A bill to authorize States to exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from the licensing requirements of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
H.R. 4401. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify a provision relating to leases involving certain Indian tribes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. TONKO:
H.R. 4402. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Buyer, and
Mr. Filner):
H.R. 4403. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the uniformed services and the unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died from a service-connected or compensable disability, and for the dependents of such spouses; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Bordallo):
H.R. 4404. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Biggert, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.
Cleaver, and Mr. Walden):
H.R. 4405. A bill to provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the international financial institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. WEINER:
H.R. 4406. A bill to render nationals of Israel eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
H.R. 4407. A bill to establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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 Mrs. HALVORSON:
H.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Election Commission with respect to travel on private aircraft by candidates for the office of President, Vice President, and Senator; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
H.J. Res. 66. A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Lance, and
Mr. Paul):
H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution encouraging Federal financial regulators to establish clear and consistent guidelines for financial institutions seeking to grow or expand; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Ms. Granger):
H. Con. Res. 225. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month from January 1 through February 1 of each year to raise awareness of, and opposition to, modern slavery; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Latta, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Nye,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Fallin,
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. Brady of
Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Price of
Georgia, Mr. Carter, Mr. Conaway, Mr. McCaul, Mr.
Gohmert, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr.
Bartlett, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Marchant, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Posey, Mr. Akin, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr.
Wittman):
H. Res. 977. A resolution honoring Navy SEALs Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe, and Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas for their heroic actions in the capture of Ahmed Hashim Abed, the mastermind behind of one of the most notorious crimes against Americans in Iraq; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
H. Res. 978. A resolution requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents in the possession of the President relating to the inventory and review of intelligence related to the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, described by the President in a memorandum dated November 10, 2009; to the Committee on Intelligence
(Permanent Select).
By Mr. FATTAH:
H. Res. 979. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the Common Core State Standards Initiative; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr.
Olson, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Mr. Austria):
H. Res. 980. A resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of the Transportation Security Administration's Aviation Security Screening Management Standard Operating Procedures manual in effect on December 5, 2009, and any subsequent revisions of such manual in effect prior to the adoption of this resolution; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Bartlett, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gerlach, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
H. Res. 981. A resolution supporting continued political and economic development in Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Shimkus):
H. Res. 982. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that France and other member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union should decline to sell major weapons systems or offensive military equipment to the Russian Federation; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. BURGESS:
H. Res. 983. A resolution requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications in their possession relating to certain agreements regarding health care reform; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McCARTHY of California (for himself, Mr. McKeon,
Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Courtney, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Kirk, and Mr.
Capuano):
H. Res. 984. A resolution recognizing the importance and contributions of the official United States naval history museums; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BOOZMAN:
H. Res. 985. A resolution of inquiry directing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the possession of the Administrator relating to nutrient management of the Illinois River Watershed, Arkansas and Oklahoma; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Adler of
New Jersey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Schwartz,
Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Pierluisi, Mr. Welch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Patrick J.
Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California):
H. Res. 986. A resolution supporting a national and international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's birth, to be held throughout the year 2026, focused on the Greater Philadelphia Region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of Delaware, and the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
H. Res. 987. A resolution recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Daniel
E. Lungren of California, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Chaffetz,
Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rooney,
Mr. Guthrie, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Broun of Georgia, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Young of Florida,
Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tiberi, Mr.
Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia,
Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of
Kentucky, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lee of New
York, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bright, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Akin, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr.
Wittman, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Issa, Mr.
Cohen, and Mr. Nye):
H. Res. 988. A resolution recognizing the exemplarily service, devotion to country, and selfless sacrifice of Special Warfare Operators 2nd Class Matthew McCabe and Jonathan Keefe and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio Huertas in capturing Ahmed Hashim Abed, one of the most-wanted terrorists in Iraq, and pledging to continue to support members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Markey of
Massachusetts, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Baird, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Capps,
Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. Honda, Mr. Wu, Ms. Speier, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Dicks, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, and
Mr. Holt):
H. Res. 989. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, to study the impacts of ocean acidification, and to address the effects of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and coastal economies; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
H. Res. 990. A resolution expressing support for designation of January 2010 as ``National Mentoring Month''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PERRIELLO:
H. Res. 991. A resolution commending the University of Virginia men's soccer team for winning the 2009 Division I NCAA National Championship; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
H. Res. 992. A resolution expressing the sense of the House that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should halt the widespread and brutal repression of the peaceful reformist protestors, opposition supporters, human rights defenders, students, and journalists following the disputed Iranian presidential election of June 12, 2009; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. ROONEY:
H. Res. 993. A resolution recognizing the service, professionalism, honor, and sacrifices of the Navy SEALs and their contribution to the national security of the United States, supporting the mission of the Navy SEALs, and encouraging the people of the United States to learn the history and mission of the Navy SEALs; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WOLF:
H. Res. 994. A resolution directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the Attorney General's possession relating to the decision to dismiss United States v. New Black Panther Party; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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