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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H194-H196 on Jan. 13, 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. PALLONE:
H.R. 2. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; 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. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Ms. Shea-Porter):
H.R. 460. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Bilbray, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Miller of
North Carolina, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
H.R. 461. A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
By Mr. CUMMINGS:
H.R. 462. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve dental benefits under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Ms.
DeLauro, Ms. Harman, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Adler of New Jersey,
Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman,
Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Bishop of
Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mrs. Capps, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Crowley, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dicks, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Giffords, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare,
Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson-
Lee of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Kind, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California,
Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks of
New York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Mitchell, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moore of
Kansas, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Patrick J.
Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Mr.
Peters, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Stark, Ms. Sutton, Mrs.
Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Tsongas,
Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Van
Hollen):
H.R. 463. A bill to expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care; 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Gohmert, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Brown of South Carolina,
Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Shuster, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Gingrey of
Georgia, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
Thornberry, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. Fleming):
H.R. 464. A bill to provide for a 5-year SCHIP reauthorization for coverage of low-income children, an expansion of child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and a health care Federalism initiative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Lincoln
Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 465. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States to ensure coverage without a 5-year delay of certain children and pregnant women under the Medicaid program and SCHIP; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York,
Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Ortiz):
H.R. 466. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Ms. Eshoo):
H.R. 467. A bill to put State and local governments and other public entity or instrumentality established under State law in the same position they would have been in had the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System provided emergency financial assistance to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase bonds issued by such financial institution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:
H.R. 468. A bill to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. HALL of Texas:
H.R. 469. A bill to encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
By Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Price of
Georgia, and Mr. Jordan of Ohio):
H.R. 470. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. ALTMIRE (for himself and Mr. Tim Murphy of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 471. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. 472. A bill to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury by establishing the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation modeled on the successful Home Owner's Loan Corporation, and to purchase and insure home mortgage loans for the purposes of providing relief to homeowners, restoring stability to the financial system, preventing further harm to the economy, and protecting taxpayers; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan):
H.R. 473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend eligibility under the new markets tax credit for community development entities created or organized in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BOREN (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
H.R. 474. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for poverty used predominantly within an Indian reservation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Walz, Mr. Oberstar, and Ms. McCollum):
H.R. 475. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Sires, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. McGovern, Ms.
Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Carnahan, Mr. Gonzalez, and Ms. Schakowsky):
H.R. 476. A bill to authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. JORDAN of Ohio:
H.R. 477. A bill to require the submission by the President of recommendations and proposed legislation to modernize, consolidate, reprioritize, and where necessary, terminate Federal programs, agencies, and activities; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. JORDAN of Ohio:
H.R. 478. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require annual reviews by Inspectors General of the operations, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. King of New York,
Mrs. Capps, Mr. Reichert, and Ms. Castor of Florida):
H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Ms.
Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of
Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr.
Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Grayson, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms.
Kosmas, Mr. Mack, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Posey, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Wexler, and Mr. Young of Florida):
H.R. 480. A bill to establish the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. OBERSTAR:
H.R. 481. A bill to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Ms.
Fallin, Mr. Linder, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs.
Miller of Michigan, Mrs. Bachmann, and Mr. Gallegly):
H.R. 482. A bill to authorize the rededication of the District of Columbia War Memorial as a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial to honor the sacrifices made by American veterans of World War I; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carney, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hirono, Mr. LoBiondo,
Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Moore of
Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, Mr. Walz,
Mr. Wu, Mr. Holden, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Edwards of
Maryland, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
H.R. 483. A bill to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett,
Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Israel,
Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr.
Paul):
H.R. 484. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain new beneficiaries as part of the TRICARE program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
H.R. 485. A bill to strengthen existing legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by the Governments of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, 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. SENSENBRENNER:
H.R. 486. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SKELTON:
H.R. 487. A bill to waive the 35-mile requirement for designation of a critical access hospital under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STUPAK:
H.R. 488. A bill to decrease the matching funds requirement and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 489. A bill to improve the conduct of strategic communication by the Federal Government; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. THORNBERRY:
H.R. 490. A bill to require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure of the Department of State and its related agencies to determine how the Department can best fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the challenges of a changing world; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. WELCH:
H.R. 491. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr.
Honda, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Murphy of
Connecticut):
H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that the international community should find remedies to end this practice; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Bishop of New
York, Mr. Castle, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Courtney, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Holt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs.
McCarthy of New York, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu,
Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Langevin, Mrs. Maloney,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Sires):
H. Res. 50. A resolution honoring the life of Claiborne Pell, distinguished former Senator from the State of Rhode Island; to the Committee on Education and Labor; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
H. Res. 51. A resolution electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. McCLINTOCK:
H. Res. 54. A resolution celebrating the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan on what would have been the anniversary of his 98th birthday; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Ms. Harman):
H. Res. 55. A resolution expressing support for the designation of a National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month to raise awareness of and promote research into this challenging disorder; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr.
Ehlers, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Moore of Kansas, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wu, Mr. Castle, and Mr.
Loebsack):
H. Res. 56. A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, as
``National School Counseling Week''; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. SIRES (for himself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Pallone, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Bordallo):
H. Res. 57. A resolution expressing the importance of swimming lessons and recognizing the danger of drowning in the United States, especially among minority children; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Rooney,
Mr. Mack, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of
Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of
Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Young of Florida,
Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Grayson, Mr.
Wexler, Mr. Mica, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Kosmas,
Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of
Florida, Mr. Posey, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Miller of Florida,
Mr. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Whitfield):
H. Res. 58. A resolution commending the University of Florida Gators for winning the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
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