“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record on May 28, 2010

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record on May 28, 2010

Volume 156, No. 83 covering the 2nd Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4213-H4215 on May 28, 2010.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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. HELLER (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lewis of

California, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McKeon,

Mr. Walden, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Camp, Mr.

Upton, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Dent, Mr. Thompson of

Pennsylvania, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.

Aderholt, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Boehner, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.

Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs.

Miller of Michigan, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Smith of

New Jersey, Mr. Castle, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Rogers of

Alabama, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.

Bilirakis, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Buchanan, Mr.

Lance, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Wilson of South

Carolina, Mr. McCotter, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Burton of

Indiana, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Kline of

Minnesota):

H.R. 5453. A bill to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, Education and Labor, Financial Services, the Budget, Small Business, 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 Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Minnick, Ms. Bean, Mr.

Boyd, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Connolly of Virginia,

Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Ellsworth, Ms. Giffords,

Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Moore of

Kansas, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr.

Peters, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Ruppersberger,

Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Welch) (all by request):

H.R. 5454. A bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Hare):

H.R. 5455. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the state of Illinois, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia,

Mr. Latham, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Kagen, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Al Green of

Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Moore of Kansas,

Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Shuler, Mr.

Kind, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Schakowsky,

Mr. Courtney, Mr. Walz, Mr. Holt, Mr. Perriello, and

Mr. Moran of Virginia):

H.R. 5456. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to award competitive grants to assist eligible entities in implementing or expanding farm-to-school programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. CASTOR of Florida (for herself and Mr. Murphy of

Connecticut):

H.R. 5457. A bill to provide supplemental payments to nursing facilities serving Medicare and Medicaid patients and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assure adequate Medicaid payment levels for services; 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 Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pascrell,

Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Rothman of New Jersey):

H.R. 5458. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 Mrs. CAPPS (for herself and Mr. Weiner):

H.R. 5459. A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Ms. CHU:

H.R. 5460. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Kirk, and

Mr. Boren):

H.R. 5461. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal cancer screening test under the Medicare Program; 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gene

Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Capps, Mrs.

Blackburn, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.

Sarbanes, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Rush, Mr.

Weiner, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.

Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Markey of

Massachusetts, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Butterfield, Ms.

Norton, Mr. Terry, and Ms. Harman):

H.R. 5462. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. FORTENBERRY:

H.R. 5463. A bill to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr.

Thompson of California, Mr. Polis, Mr. Lujan, Ms.

Hirono, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Wu, and Mrs. Bono Mack):

H.R. 5464. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that solar electric property need not be located on the property with respect to which it is generating electricity in order to qualify for the residential energy efficient property credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Ms.

Titus):

H.R. 5465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year recovery period for computer-based gambling machines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of

Texas):

H.R. 5466. A bill to amend titles V and XIX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend substance use disorder and mental health programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:

H.R. 5467. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award contracts to nonprofit organizations with national experience that enter into partnerships with local educational agencies to turn around low-performing public high schools; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. McKEON:

H.R. 5468. A bill to take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. Bishop of

Georgia):

H.R. 5469. A bill to increase the mileage reimbursement rate for members of the armed services during permanent change of station and to authorize the transportation of additional motor vehicles of members on change of permanent station to or from nonforeign areas outside the continental United States; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Ms.

Matsui):

H.R. 5470. A bill to exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from the application of certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mr.

Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Weiner):

H.R. 5471. A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the increase provided under that Act in the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):

H.R. 5472. A bill to establish a grant program for stipends to assist in the cost of compensation paid by employers to certain recent college graduates and to provide funding for their further education in subjects relating to mathematics, science, engineering, and technology; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:

H.R. 5473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from personal holding company income dividends which are received from foreign affiliates and which are reinvested in the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SCHAUER:

H.R. 5474. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to reclassification of hospitals as rural referral centers under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr.

Salazar, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. Blumenauer,

Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Mr. Farr, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.

Ellsworth, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.

Kind, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Conaway, Mr.

Garamendi, Mr. Berry, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Herseth

Sandlin, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Minnick):

H.R. 5475. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Weiner,

Mr. Israel, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Bean, Mr. McNerney, and

Mr. Deutch):

H.R. 5476. A bill to assist in the creation of new jobs by providing financial incentives for owners of commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit their buildings with energy efficient building equipment and materials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. Chandler, and Ms.

Shea-Porter):

H.R. 5477. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and to increase America's global competitiveness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Ms. Richardson, Mrs.

Napolitano, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Moore of

Wisconsin, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.

Foster, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Davis of

Illinois, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois,

Mr. Towns, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mrs. Christensen,

Ms. Clarke, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Watt, Ms.

Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr.

Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Kennedy):

H. Res. 1414. A resolution congratulating Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men-Englewood Campus, the Nation's first all-male charter high school, for achieving a 100 percent college acceptance rate for all 107 members of its first graduating class of 2010; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. PENCE:

H. Res. 1415. A resolution electing minority members to certain standing committees; considered and agreed to. considered and agreed to.

By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,

Mr. Clay, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr.

Davis of Illinois, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms.

Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of

Texas, Ms. Waters, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Payne,

Ms. Clarke, Mr. Watt, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms.

Lee of California, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr.

Cummings, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Carson of

Indiana):

H. Res. 1416. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding the public disclosure by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of written reports and findings of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, 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 Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of

Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, and Mr.

Costa):

H. Res. 1417. A resolution recognizing the importance of transatlantic relations between the United States and the European Union and recognizing the growing importance of the dialogue between Congress and the European Parliament; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. CANTOR (for himself and Mr. Ross):

H. Res. 1418. A resolution expressing support for increasing awareness of craniofacial anomalies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. DRIEHAUS:

H. Res. 1419. A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association and commending the Association on its century of service to the State of Ohio; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Wasserman

Schultz, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Conyers):

H. Res. 1420. A resolution recognizing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on its 35th anniversary; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr.

Olson, Mr. Culberson, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Brady of

Texas):

H. Res. 1421. A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission and the heroic actions of both the crew and those working at mission control in Houston, Texas, for bringing the three astronauts, Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, and Jack Swigert, home to Earth safely; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:

H. Res. 1422. A resolution honoring the Department of Justice on the occasion of its 140th anniversary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Carnahan,

Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Baird):

H. Res. 1423. A resolution observing the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and expressing support for

``Srebrenica Remembrance Day'' in the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 156, No. 83

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