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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record on March 18, 2009

Volume 155, No. 47 covering the 1st Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3640-H3641 on March 18, 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 Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Lee of New

York, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Posey, Mr. Guthrie,

Mr. Schock, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Olson, Ms. Jenkins,

Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Thompson of

Pennsylvania, Mr. Cao, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr.

Austria, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Coffman of

Colorado, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Fleming, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):

H.R. 1577. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments and retention payments made by American International Group, Inc. to its executives and employees, and to require the Secretary's approval of such payments by any financial institution who receives; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. KILDEE:

H.R. 1578. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. FATTAH:

H.R. 1579. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Baird, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Eddie

Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Lujan):

H.R. 1580. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. Cantor):

H.R. 1581. A bill to optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr.

Austria, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Upton, Mr. Cole, Mr. Sessions,

Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Simpson, Mr.

Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Dent, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr.

Tiberi, Mr. Latham, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Turner, Mr.

Rooney, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.

Nunes, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Moran of Kansas,

Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.

McHugh, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr.

Luetkemeyer, and Mr. Akin):

H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to strike a provision included in a recent amendment of such Act; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Kaptur,

Mr. Baird, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Nadler of New York):

H.R. 1583. A bill to further competition in the insurance industry; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frank of

Massachusetts, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Adler of

New Jersey, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr.

McIntyre):

H.R. 1584. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Inslee, Mrs.

Davis of California, and Mr. Holt):

H.R. 1585. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Peters,

Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Stark, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of

Georgia, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Thompson of

California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr.

Blumenauer, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Van

Hollen, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Davis of Alabama,

Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. Linda T.

Sanchez of California, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr.

Dingell, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Fudge, Mr.

Lujan, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Carney, Ms.

Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr.

Ellison, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Mr. Klein of

Florida, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Mr.

Welch, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Hill):

H.R. 1586. A bill to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. REHBERG (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Simpson):

H.R. 1587. A bill to amend the lead prohibition provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr.

Bartlett, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis,

Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of

Indiana, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Franks of Arizona,

Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Heller, Mr.

Herger, Mr. Jones, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Kline of

Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lucas, Mr.

Marchant, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.

Paul, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Rehberg, Mr.

Rohrabacher, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of

Nebraska, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr.

Wolf):

H.R. 1588. A bill to ensure that an employer has the freedom to implement English in the workplace policies; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr.

Ehlers, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Al Green of Texas,

Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.

Hinojosa, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee of California,

Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Reyes,

Mr. Sires, Ms. Sutton, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):

H.R. 1589. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr.

Ackerman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Nadler of New

York, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Cohen):

H.R. 1590. A bill to provide assistance for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo,

Mr. Young of

Alaska, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Nye,

Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Michaud):

H.R. 1591. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the United States may not recover or collect any charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a veteran for a service-connected disability; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mr. BILIRAKIS:

H.R. 1592. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to guarantee a pay increase for members of the uniformed services for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 of one-half of one percentage point higher than the Employment Cost Index; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:

H.R. 1593. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.

Cohen, and Mr. Filner):

H.R. 1594. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LEE of New York (for himself, Mr. Higgins, Ms.

Slaughter, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Massa, Mr. Arcuri, Mr.

McHugh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Hall of New York,

Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rangel, Mrs.

Maloney, Mr. McMahon, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Clarke, Mr.

Weiner, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr.

Meeks of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. McCarthy of New

York, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Israel, and Mr.

Bishop of New York):

H.R. 1595. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as the ``Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr.

Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Ms. Matsui, Mr.

Price of North Carolina, Mr. Platts, Ms. Berkley, Mr.

Blumenauer, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Farr, Ms.

Shea-Porter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.

Yarmuth, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Welch, Mr. Higgins, Mr.

Etheridge, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.

Upton, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Hirono, Ms.

DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Massa):

H.R. 1596. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MATHESON:

H.R. 1597. A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments 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 Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:

H.R. 1598. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving TARP funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SESSIONS:

H.R. 1599. A bill to require survivor annuity payments made to disabled dependents to be disregarded in eligibility and benefit determinations under the supplemental security income

(SSI) and Medicaid Programs; 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 Mr. SESTAK (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, and Mr.

Jones):

H.R. 1600. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of autism under TRICARE; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. SESTAK:

H.R. 1601. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to require members of the Armed Forces, before being deployed, to be trained in management of contracts and contractors; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. SESTAK:

H.R. 1602. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey, without consideration, to Piasecki Aircraft Corporation the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Navy aircraft N40VT, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. WILSON of Ohio:

H.R. 1603. A bill to require institutions receiving large amounts of assistance under TARP to restrict compensation increases for officers, directors, and employees to the Federal civil service pay increase; to the Committee on Financial Services.

By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. Gene Green of

Texas):

H. Res. 258. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding drug trafficking in Mexico; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Skelton):

H. Res. 259. A resolution expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the House of Representatives for the acts of heroism and military achievement by the members of the United States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and commending them for leadership and valor in an operation that helped bring an end to World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McCollum,

Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Massa, Mr. Davis of Illinois,

Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms.

Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice

Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.

Lee of California, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Edwards of

Maryland, and Mr. Wamp):

H. Res. 260. A resolution supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:

H. Res. 261. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should not retreat from its responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr.

Filner):

H. Res. 262. A resolution expressing the strong concern of the House of Representatives about the actions of the Taliban in Swat, Pakistan, to restrict girls' access to education; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. TIBERI:

H. Res. 263. A resolution expressing support for designation of the month of September as ``National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 155, No. 47