Volume 155, No. 13 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 H484-H486 on Jan. 22, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. Davis of Illinois,
Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Filner, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Lynch):
H.R. 626. A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 (for herself, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Waters,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Obey, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Olver,
Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Chandler, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Filner, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Weiner,
Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Cummings, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gene Green of Texas,
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms.
Bordallo, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Welch, and Mr.
Higgins):
H.R. 627. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
H.R. 628. A bill to establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WAXMAN:
H.R. 629. A bill to provide energy and commerce provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Daniel E.
Lungren of California, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Jordan of
Ohio, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Harper, Mr. Coble, and
Mr. Rooney):
H.R. 630. A bill to provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MATHESON:
H.R. 631. A bill to increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices at the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs.
Myrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sires, Ms.
Clarke, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Ms. Berkley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H.R. 632. A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Issa):
H.R. 633. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar, California, or the Camp Pendleton Base Brig, Camp Pendleton, California, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants at such locations; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr.
Akin, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Bartlett, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of
Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brown of South
Carolina, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Cao, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Cole, Mr. Coble,
Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Mario Diaz-
Balart of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr.
Fleming, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr.
Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Garrett of New
Jersey, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Graves, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hall of
Texas, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. King of
New York, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Latta, Mr. Linder, Mr. Luetkemeyer,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McCaul,
Mr. McClintock, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mr.
McHugh, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moran of
Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Olson, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr.
Putnam, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Ryan of
Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Scalise, Mrs.
Schmidt, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiahrt,
Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wittman):
H.R. 634. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BACA:
H.R. 635. A bill to establish the National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. McCotter, Mr.
Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Kline of
Minnesota, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, and Mr. Herger):
H.R. 636. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow funds provided under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families to be used for alternative-to-abortion services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CALVERT:
H.R. 637. A bill to authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of an advanced water treatment plant facility and recycled water system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. CUMMINGS:
H.R. 638. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at United States ports; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Mr. Issa):
H.R. 639. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to revise reporting requirements related to security clearances; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence
(Permanent Select), 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. FLAKE:
H.R. 640. A bill to require the President to transmit to Congress a report on every program of the Federal Government that authorizes or requires the gathering of information on United States persons in the United States, established whether in whole or in part pursuant to the ``all necessary and appropriate force'' clause contained in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. FLAKE:
H.R. 641. A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land located in a State in which 25 percent or more of all land in the State is already owned by the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. FLAKE:
H.R. 642. A bill to provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting on certain Federal public land; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself and Mrs. McMorris
Rodgers):
H.R. 643. A bill to encourage and assist women to carry their children to live birth by providing services, during and after pregnancy, that will alleviate the financial, social, emotional, and other difficulties that may otherwise lead to abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Pastor of Arizona):
H.R. 644. A bill to withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
H.R. 645. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Paul, Mr. Farr, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kucinich,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Schakowsky,
Mr. Filner, and Ms. Kilroy):
H.R. 646. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr.
Cuellar):
H.R. 647. A bill to authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse State and local governments of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred by such a government in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects under the jurisdiction of such Commission; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr.
Honda, and Ms. Bordallo):
H.R. 648. A bill to establish the Commission on Women's Business Ownership; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Small Business, 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. JORDAN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs.
Schmidt, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Westmoreland,
Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Terry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. McHenry,
Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Latta, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Rogers of
Alabama, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cao,
Mr. Linder, Mr. Posey, Mr. Harper, Mr. Olson, Mr.
Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Price of Georgia, Ms. Fallin,
Mr. Herger, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bishop of
Utah, Mr. Fleming, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Pence, Mr.
Marchant, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey,
Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Fortenberry, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
H.R. 649. A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KAGEN:
H.R. 650. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit amount for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds and to increase the credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 651. A bill to provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects for Amtrak; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H.R. 652. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a comprehensive national system for skilled construction workers to assist first responders in disasters; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LEE of California:
H.R. 653. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to create a National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of and risk factors associated with childhood brain tumors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LEE of California:
H.R. 654. A bill to require poverty impact statements for certain legislation; to the Committee on Rules, 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.
By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Baird, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Castle):
H.R. 655. A bill to increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.R. 656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain individuals who have attained age 50 and who are unemployed to receive distributions from qualified retirement plans without incurring a 10 percent additional tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Adler of New Jersey, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lance, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey):
H.R. 657. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the ``Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey,
Mr. Payne, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Murphy of
Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Wu, Mr. Space, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Connolly of
Virginia, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, and
Mr. McGovern):
H.R. 658. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of postal facilities; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Issa, Ms. DeLauro, Ms.
Sutton, and Mr. Filner):
H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. PENCE:
H. Res. 78. A resolution electing certain minority members to certain standing committees; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ISSA:
H. Res. 79. A resolution honoring the life, service, and accomplishments of Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, United States Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
H. Res. 80. A resolution electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Kentucky,
Mr. Dicks, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Ross, Mr. Shuler, and Mr. Brady of
Texas):
H. Res. 81. A resolution recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Costa, Ms.
Edwards of Maryland, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Moore of
Kansas,
Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Marchant, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, and Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
California):
H. Res. 82. A resolution raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as
``National Stalking Awareness Month''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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