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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H323-H325 on Jan. 14, 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. RAHALL:
H.R. 493. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations concerning the storage and disposal of matter referred to as ``other wastes'' in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. SPRATT:
H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Labor to certify a group of workers in a subdivision of a firm as eligible to apply for assistance under the trade adjustment assistance program if the subdivision is a seller of articles of the firm that employed a group of workers who received a certification of eligibility under such program and such sales are related to the article that was the basis for such certification; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Teague, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Reyes):
H.R. 495. A bill to authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Tim Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Altmire, and Mr. Schauer):
H.R. 496. A bill to amend United States trade laws to eliminate foreign barriers to exports of United States goods and services, to restore rights under trade remedy laws, to strengthen enforcement of United States intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at United States borders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Homeland Security, 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. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mr. Rahall, and Mr.
Paul):
H.R. 497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving mine safety; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MITCHELL (for himself and Mr. Kirk):
H.R. 498. A bill to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama (for himself and Ms. Ginny
Brown-Waite of Florida):
H.R. 499. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes; 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. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kirk, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rogers of
Michigan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Upton, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Sutton, Ms.
Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Higgins, and Mr.
Conyers):
H.R. 500. A bill to establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Science and Technology, 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. 501. A bill to require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Brown of South
Carolina, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Paul, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Graves, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Scalise):
H.R. 502. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health care choice by providing for the tax deductibility of medical expenses by individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Ackerman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bono Mack,
Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr.
Capuano, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gallegly, Mr.
Gerlach, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New
York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Inglis, Ms. Jackson-Lee of
Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs.
Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McCotter, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Mitchell, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Nadler of New York, Mr. Payne, Mr. Platts, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia,
Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Ms. Sutton, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
Ms. Watson, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. Wu, and Mr. Young of Florida):
H.R. 503. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
H.R. 504. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services 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 Mr. BOREN:
H.R. 505. A bill to amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:
H.R. 506. A bill to provide immediate fiscal relief to cities experiencing serious budget deficits by providing funds for payments to qualified local governments; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of
Texas, and Mr. Herger):
H.R. 507. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for taxable years beginning in 2008 or 2009; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
H.R. 508. A bill to allow a refundable credit against Federal income tax for the purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes for taxpayers who did not use coupons; 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. BROWN of South Carolina:
H.R. 509. A bill to reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr.
Boren, Mr. Ross, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Tanner,
Mr. Altmire, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Matheson, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
McHugh, and Mrs. Bachmann):
H.R. 510. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COSTELLO:
H.R. 511. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate certain easements held by the Secretary on land owned by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to terminate associated contractual arrangements with the Village; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
H.R. 512. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. FORBES:
H.R. 513. A bill to ensure the energy independence of the United States by promoting research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the original Manhattan Project; to the Committee on Science and Technology.
By Mr. GALLEGLY:
H.R. 514. A bill to provide that certain amendments made by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to Regulation Z to prohibit certain unfair, abusive or deceptive home mortgage lending practices and restricts certain other mortgage practice shall take effect as a matter of law and a new effective date, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Terry, Mr.
Matheson, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Chandler, Mr.
Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hill, Mr. Barrow,
Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Melancon, Ms. Lee of California,
Ms. Giffords, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Moore of
Kansas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wexler, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Fortenberry,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Butterfield):
H.R. 515. A bill to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States; 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. HARE (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Roskam,
Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bean, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Kirk, Ms. Halvorson, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Biggert, Mr.
Foster, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Schock, and Mr. Shimkus):
H.R. 516. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, as the ``Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building``; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ryan of
Ohio, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Bean, and Ms. Shea-Porter):
H.R. 517. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ryan of
Ohio, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Bean, and Ms. Shea-Porter):
H.R. 518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the current education tax incentives as one credit against income tax for qualified tuition and related expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ryan of
Ohio, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Bean, and Ms. Shea-Porter):
H.R. 519. A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support program under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Ms. Lee of California):
H.R. 520. A bill to accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high fuel consumption automobiles to replace such automobiles with fuel efficient automobiles or public transportation, and for other purposes; 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. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
H.R. 521. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H.R. 522. A bill to amend the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to issue new rules to prohibit any telemarketing calls during the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H.R. 523. A bill to establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr.
Thompson of California, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hall of New
York, and Mr. Blumenauer):
H.R. 524. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
H.R. 525. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit through 2009; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MARSHALL:
H.R. 526. A bill to establish the Ocmulgee National Heritage Corridor in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Ms. Castor of Florida):
H.R. 527. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures for a limited period to allow homeowners to take remedial action, to require home mortgage servicers to provide advance notice of any upcoming reset of the mortgage interest rate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. McHUGH:
H.R. 528. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MEEK of Florida:
H.R. 529. A bill to establish in the Department of Justice the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr.
Calvert, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr.
Dreier, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
H.R. 530. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mrs. MYRICK:
H.R. 531. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that the Commissioner of Social Security notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
H.R. 532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
H.R. 533. A bill to make full estate tax repeal, small business expensing, and SECA tax deduction for health insurance permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
H.R. 534. A bill to improve the ability of Congress to set spending priorities and enforce spending limits; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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. NEUGEBAUER:
H.R. 535. A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Boren):
H.R. 536. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Davis of Alabama, and
Ms. Sutton):
H.R. 537. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Boren):
H.R. 538. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the earned income threshold applicable to the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to increase the age limit for such credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Poe of
Texas):
H.R. 539. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PLATTS:
H.R. 540. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. Coble):
H.R. 541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an inflation adjustment of the base amounts used to determine the amount of Social Security benefits included in gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PUTNAM:
H.R. 542. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States to rely on findings from an express plan agency to conduct simplified eligibility determinations under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Cantor):
H.R. 543. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of the tentative minimum tax for noncorporate taxpayers to 24 percent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROYCE:
H.R. 544. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain health or retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SIMPSON:
H.R. 545. A bill to rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Ms.
Giffords):
H.R. 546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain solar energy credits as refundable credits, to allow a new refundable credit for equipment used to manufacture solar energy property, to waive the application of the subsidized financing rules to such property, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Ross, and
Mr. Snyder):
H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution commending the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. PENCE:
H. Res. 59. A resolution electing a minority member to a standing committee; considered and agreed to.
By Ms. FALLIN (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Cole, Mr.
Lucas, and Mr. Boren):
H. Res. 60. A resolution recognizing and commending University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford for winning the 2008 Heisman Trophy and for his academic and athletic accomplishments; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. PERLMUTTER:
H. Res. 61. A resolution providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. KING of New York:
H. Res. 63. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Knights of Pythias; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. NEUGEBAUER:
H. Res. 64. A resolution commending efforts in Texas to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encouraging other States to adopt similar solutions; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. WATSON (for herself, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms.
Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Watt, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Ms.
Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms.
Edwards of Maryland, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Hirono, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Barrow, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Becerra, and
Mr. Carson of Indiana):
H. Res. 65. A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for efforts to increase financial literacy in the United States and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy; to the Committee on Financial Services.
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