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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H11514-H11515 on Oct. 20, 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Nadler of New York,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Harman, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H.R. 3845. A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism and protect civil liberties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Nadler of New York,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of
Texas, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H.R. 3846. A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional civil liberties protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. CONYERS:
H.R. 3847. A bill to provide appropriate authority to the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate attorney misconduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CONYERS:
H.R. 3848. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena former agency employees, agency contractors, and employees of contractors for testimony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CONYERS:
H.R. 3849. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require notice to Congress of certain declassifications of intelligence information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
By Mr. KRATOVIL (for himself and Mr. Boustany):
H.R. 3850. A bill to provide for the eradication and control of nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mrs.
Bono Mack, and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 3851. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish physical activity guidelines for the general public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia,
Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Moran of Virginia,
Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Ms. Norton, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Oberstar, and Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas):
H.R. 3852. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. KOSMAS (for herself and Mr. Posey):
H.R. 3853. A bill to provide for the establishment of Commercial Space Transportation Cooperative Research and Development Centers of Excellence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs.
Halvorson, and Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona):
H.R. 3854. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BACA:
H.R. 3855. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that each decennial census, as required for the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and to provide that no information regarding United States citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Lee of California, Ms.
Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Klein of
Florida, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms.
Titus, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Ms. Schwartz,
Mr. Doggett, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Napolitano,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Watson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hare, Mr.
Cleaver, Mrs. Halvorson, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Sires, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Matheson,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms.
Harman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Engel,
Mr. Wexler, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. Christensen,
Ms. Richardson, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Yarmuth,
Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Fudge, Mr.
Payne, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, and
Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 3856. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Ms.
Norton, and Mr. Reyes):
H.R. 3857. A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to make service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after 1965 and before 1987 creditable for retirement purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 3858. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to alter the terms and conditions applicable to members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 3859. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. WATT:
H.R. 3860. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Propanenitrile, 3-[[4-[(substituted)azo]phenyl]
(substituted)amino]-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3861. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,1'-[(6-phenyl-1,3,5- triazine-2,4-diyl)diimino]bis[3-acetyl-4-amino-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3862. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Benz[cd]indolium, 1-ethyl-2-[1,2,3,4- tetrahydro-1- (2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2,4-trimethyl-6-quinolinyl]-
,chloride; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3863. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Chromate(3-), bis[3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-[[2- (hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl]azo-kN1]-7-nitro-1-naphthalenesu fonato(3-)]-, trisodium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3864. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on
(Alkylamino-hydroxyphenyl)azo-hydroxysubstituted benzene, substituted [(hydroxy-naphthalenyl) hydroxybenzene], chromium complex, sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3865. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-Propanaminium, 3,3'-[(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo- 1,4-anthracenediyl)diimino]bis[N,N,N-triethyl-, bis(ethyl sulfate); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3866. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid, 4-[[4-[[(2,3-dichloro- 6-quinoxalinyl)carbonyl]amino]-2-sulfophenyl]azo]-4,5-dihydr -5-oxo-1-(4- sulfophenyl)-, trisodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3867. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Cuprate(4-), [2-[[3-[[substituted]-1,3,5-triazin- 2-yl]amino]-2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl](substituted)azo], sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3868. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,5(or 1,8)-diamino-2-bromo- 4,8(or 4,5)-dihydroxy-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3869. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Ethanol, 2,2'-[ [6,13-dichloro-3,10-bis[[2- (sulfooxy)ethyl] amino]triphenodioxazinediyl]bis(sulfonyl)] bis-, bis(hydrogen sulfate) (ester), potassium sodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3870. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4- hydroxyphenyl)-
; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3871. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 5-[[4-(acetylamino)-2-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]azo]-6-amino-4-hydroxy-, monosodium salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3872. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Substituted cyan acetic acid pentyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3873. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Anthracenesulfonic acid, 1-amino-9, 10-dihydro-4-[ [4-
[[methyl[(4-methylphenyl) sulfony]amino]methyl]pheny] amino]-9, 10-dioxo-, sodium salt (1:1); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3874. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Anilino-5-cyano-(3-(substituted)-6- (substituted))-4-methylpyridine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3875. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 100 percent cotton woven color wall fabric, dyed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3876. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 100 percent cotton narrow woven fabric; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3877. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 100 percent cotton dyed knit fabric; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3878. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1-amino-2-[4- [(hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepin-1-yl)methyl]phenoxy]-4-hydroxy-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3879. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 100 percent dyed cotton single knit fabric; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3880. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on b-Alanine, N-[3-(acetylamino)-4-[(2,4- dinitrophenyl)azo]phenyl]-N-(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)-, methyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3881. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 7H-Benzimidazo[2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinolin-7- one, 9(or 10)-methoxy-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3882. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Indene-1,3(2H)-dione, 2-(4-bromo-3-hydroxy-2- quinolinyl)-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3883. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Ethanol, 2,2'-[[4-[(3,5-dinitro-2-thienyl)azo] phenyl]imino]bis-, diacetate (ester); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WATT:
H.R. 3884. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 9, 10-Anthracenedione, 1-amino-4-hydroxy-2-phenoxy-; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. WATERS:
H. Res. 844. A resolution honoring Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson for 31 years of service in Academia at Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC), in the Los Angeles Community College District, the largest community college district in the Nation; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
H. Res. 845. A resolution recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for their success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy Awareness Month; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Rogers of
Michigan, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McCarthy of
California, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Mack,
Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lucas,
Mr. Cole, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Buyer, Mr.
Westmoreland, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr.
Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Wittman, Mr.
Issa, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Paul, Mr. Latta, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Blunt,
Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Shuster, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Young of
Florida, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Petri, Mr.
Lamborn, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Terry, Mr.
Camp, and Mr. Hoekstra):
H. Res. 847. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any conference committee or other meetings held to determine the content of national health care legislation be conducted in public under the watchful eye of the people of the United States; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GRAVES (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr.
Cleaver, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Blunt):
H. Res. 848. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should support repairing and rehabilitating United States national transportation infrastructure, including bridges not located on a Federal-aid highway; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H. Res. 849. A resolution recognizing the 16th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, a program funded by the Government of the United States to provide an opportunity for high school students from the countries of the former Soviet Union to study and live in the United States in order to promote democratic values and institutions in Eurasia, and supporting the mission, goals, and accomplishments of the FLEX program; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H. Res. 850. A resolution supporting the establishment and full funding of a staff exchange program between the House of Representatives and the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, as soon as possible; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. MATSUI:
H. Res. 851. A resolution recognizing and honoring the 40th anniversary of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, headquartered in Sacramento, California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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