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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H193-H194 on Jan. 19, 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Cantor, Mr. Stark, Mr. Herger, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sam
Johnson of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brady of Texas,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr.
Becerra, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
Roskam, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr.
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr.
Pascrell, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Davis of
Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Etheridge, Ms.
Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Higgins, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Adler of
New Jersey, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Baca, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr.
Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Braley of Iowa, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr.
Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carney, Mr.
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Chandler, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke,
Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Driehaus, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Ms. Foxx,
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garrett of
New Jersey, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs.
Halvorson, Mr. Hare, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hinchey, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel,
Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Kagen, Ms. Kilroy, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Mr.
Kissell, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Langevin, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Mack,
Mr. Massa, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. McMahon, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks of New
York, Mr. Michaud, Mr. George Miller of California,
Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr.
Murphy of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nye, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Pierluisi,
Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Polis, Mr. Price of North
Carolina, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Richardson, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schauer, Mr.
Scott of Virginia, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schock, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. Sires, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Snyder, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Teague, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Walz, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wilson of Ohio,
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr.
Wu):
H.R. 4462. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Rooney, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Platts, Mr.
Harper, and Mr. Kline of Minnesota):
H.R. 4463. A bill to require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist networks who attack the United States or its Government be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Olson,
Mr. Posey, and Mr. Coble):
H.R. 4464. A bill to prohibit the release or transfer of an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into or to the custody of any country or region that is recognized by the Department of State or the Department of Defense as a haven for terrorist activity or that has been classified as a state sponsor of terrorism; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KISSELL (for himself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.
Massa, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Israel, and
Mr. Poe of Texas):
H.R. 4465. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take into account each child a veteran has when determining the veteran's financial status when receiving hospital care or medical services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Olson, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Carney, and Mr. Murtha):
H.R. 4466. A bill to amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hall of New
York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Waters, Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McMahon, Ms. Lee of California,
Mr. Mack, Mr. Honda, Mr. Engel, Ms. Corrine Brown of
Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Capuano):
H.R. 4467. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MURPHY of New York (for himself and Mr. Himes):
H.R. 4468. A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TURNER:
H.R. 4469. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. WATSON:
H.R. 4470. A bill to ensure that individuals detained by the Department of Homeland Security are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specified rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
H. Con. Res. 228. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr.
Kanjorski, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Dent, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr.
Shuster, Mr. Murtha, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Doyle, Mr. Carney, and Mr. Gerlach):
H. Res. 1015. A resolution congratulating the Penn State women's volleyball team on winning the 2009 NCAA Division I National Championship; to the Committee on Education and Labor; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ELLISON:
H. Res. 1016. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction in the United States and abroad; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Welch, Mr. Honda, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
George Miller of California, Mr. Courtney, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of
California, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. DeLauro,
Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms.
Woolsey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms.
Eshoo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr.
Cohen, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, and Mr. Farr):
H. Res. 1018. A resolution requesting the Senate to adjust its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the Constitution by amending the Senate's filibuster rule, Rule 22, to facilitate the consideration of bills and amendments; to the Committee on Rules.
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