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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5919-H5920 on July 21, 2010.
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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. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Jones):
H.R. 5803. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare Program; 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. SHADEGG (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cao, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
H.R. 5804. A bill to prohibit trade in billfish; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Inslee, and Mr.
Tonko):
H.R. 5805. A bill to encourage the implementation of thermal energy infrastructure, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, Ms. Kilroy, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Polis, Mr.
Clay, and Mr. Courtney):
H.R. 5806. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to create a local food credit program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs.
Capps, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Christensen,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms.
DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms.
Lee of California, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California,
Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Michaud,
Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Reyes, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms.
Woolsey, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 5807. A bill to promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority, 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. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra,
Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Corrine Brown of
Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Fudge,
Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al Green of Texas,
Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez,
Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson
Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kucinich,
Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Lujan,
Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Ms.
Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern,
Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pingree of Maine,
Mr. Polis, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rangel,
Ms. Richardson, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda
T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter,
Ms. Speier, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tonko,
Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Watt, Mr. Welch, Mr. Wu, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Deutch, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Israel,
Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Berman, Ms.
Tsongas, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Sablan, Ms. DeGette, Mr.
Weiner, Mr. Michaud, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H.R. 5808. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
Stupak, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
H.R. 5809. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
H.R. 5810. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REYES:
H.R. 5811. A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. WELCH:
H.R. 5812. A bill to conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving several States the option of receiving a grant from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Lance):
H. Con. Res. 299. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of committees with jurisdiction over intelligence activities; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. LUJAN (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
H. Con. Res. 300. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. Baird, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Braley of
Iowa, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.
Heinrich, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr.
Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr.
Langevin, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr.
Matheson, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern,
Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Reichert, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Sires,
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr.
Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Welch, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina):
H. Res. 1546. A resolution congratulating the Washington Stealth for winning the National Lacrosse League Championship; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay,
Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee of
Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Richardson,
Mr. Payne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Baca, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Cohen, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz):
H. Res. 1547. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROYCE:
H. Res. 1548. A resolution condemning the recent violence against members of the media in the Philippines; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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