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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7444-H7446 on June 25, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself and Mr.
Sensenbrenner):
H.R. 3035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JONES:
H.R. 3036. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to determine and disclose the costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the United States so that such costs may be included in any report the Member, officer, or employee is required to file with respect to the trip under applicable law or rules of the House of Representatives or Senate; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Mr. CLEAVER:
H.R. 3037. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. McDERMOTT:
H.R. 3038. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with respect to the application of such Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. McDERMOTT (for himself and Mr. Bilbray):
H.R. 3039. A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr.
Gohmert):
H.R. 3040. A bill to prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Velazquez):
H.R. 3041. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Census Bureau; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
McHugh, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Kaptur):
H.R. 3042. A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
H.R. 3043. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of substitute adult day care 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. CHILDERS (for himself and Mr. Gary G. Miller of
California):
H.R. 3044. A bill to impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Baca, Mr. Cohen, and Mrs. Biggert):
H.R. 3045. A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. REHBERG:
H.R. 3046. A bill to recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on Federal public land; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Hare, Ms. DeLauro, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Stark, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Jackson-Lee of
Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of California,
Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Watson, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Farr, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Waters, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Honda):
H.R. 3047. A bill to improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Ways and Means, and 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 Mr. BACA:
H.R. 3048. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove the ineligibility of individuals who participate in a strike; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Thompson of
California, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr.
Pascrell, and Ms. Richardson):
H.R. 3049. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual United States domestic and foreign trades, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Cantor, and Mr.
Kind):
H.R. 3050. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Teague, Mr.
Schauer, Mr. Peters, Mr. Massa, Mr. Welch, and Ms.
Sutton):
H.R. 3051. A bill to enhance citizen awareness of insurance information and services by establishing that insurance documents issued to the public must be written clearly, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Doyle, and Mr. Pascrell):
H.R. 3052. A bill to limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil; 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 Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 3053. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the program of temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California):
H.R. 3054. A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. King of New York):
H.R. 3055. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to continue Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections for spouses of beneficiaries receiving home and community based services under a current waiver parallel to protections afforded spouses of nursing home residents; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GONZALEZ:
H.R. 3056. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the deduction for use of a portion of a residence as a home office by providing an optional standard home office deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ISRAEL:
H.R. 3057. A bill to require that household cleaning products and similar products bear a label that contains a complete and accurate list of all the product's ingredients; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. JENKINS:
H.R. 3058. A bill to authorize the voluntary purchase of certain properties in Treece, Kansas, endangered by the Cherokee County National Priorities List Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr.
Boucher, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Delahunt, Mr.
Cohen, and Mr. Wilson of Ohio):
H.R. 3059. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to create an exception from infringement of design patents for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Connolly of
Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Wolf):
H.R. 3060. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain local tax debts to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SALAZAR:
H.R. 3061. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project in the State of Colorado and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to assess, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:
H.R. 3062. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on bitolylene diisocyanate (TODI); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WHITFIELD:
H.R. 3063. A bill to provide for payment to the survivor or surviving family members of compensation otherwise payable to a contractor employee of the Department of Energy who dies after application for compensation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, 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 Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself and Ms. Wasserman
Schultz):
H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution expressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month for breast cancer and all forms of cancer; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
McCaul, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Inglis, and Mr. Bilirakis):
H. Con. Res. 159. Concurrent resolution recognizing the fifth anniversary of the declaration by the United States Congress of genocide in Darfur, Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. PENCE:
H. Res. 580. A resolution providing for the election of certain minority members to a standing committee; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Turner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Sessions,
Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Harper, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Akin, Mr.
Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Pence, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H. Res. 581. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to United States allies in Europe while enhancing United States defenses against missile attacks; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Ms. WATERS:
H. Res. 582. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that children have a right to adequate housing; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Delahunt,
Mr. Shuler, Mr. Childers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Moore of
Kansas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. McGovern):
H. Res. 583. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lester Flatt has made an invaluable contribution to American art as both a songwriter and a performer, leaving an indelible legacy in bluegrass music; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana (for himself and Ms.
Jenkins):
H. Res. 584. A resolution recognizing the importance of manufactured and modular housing in the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mrs.
Christensen, Ms. Norton, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Waters):
H. Res. 585. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National HIV Testing Day, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Reyes, Mr.
Grijalva, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Grayson, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Clarke, Mr.
Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Driehaus, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Crowley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Chandler,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Watt, Mr.
Butterfield, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns,
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Boren, Mr. Israel, Mr.
Griffith, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Giffords, and Mr. Rahall):
H. Res. 586. A resolution recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2009, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
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