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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

By Mr. ELLSWORTH (for himself, Mr. Emanuel, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Pomeroy):
H.R. 5602. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and the Social Security Act to treat certain
domestically controlled foreign persons performing services
under contract with the United States Government as American
employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and
benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
Taylor):
H.R. 5603. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
enhance the national defense through empowerment of the
National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National
Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military
coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of
Florida, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Al Green
of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. McCarthy of
New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Ms. Matsui, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Mr. Platts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and
Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
H.R. 5604. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such
title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual
eligible individuals; 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Berry, Mr.
Chandler, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Israel, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Lee, Mr. Wu,
and Mr. Kucinich):
H.R. 5605. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security
Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between
physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical
supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid,
or SCHIP, and for other purposes; 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. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Rogers of Michigan):
H.R. 5606. A bill to amend the National Child Protection
Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Conyers, and
Mr. Delahunt):
H.R. 5607. A bill to provide safe, fair, and responsible
procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret
privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
H.R. 5608. A bill to establish regular and meaningful
consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the
development of Federal policies that have tribal
implications, to strengthen the United States government-to-
government relationships with Indian tribes, and to reduce
the imposition of unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes; to
the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Mr.
Taylor, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wilson
of South Carolina, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Corrine Brown of
Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Pastor, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr.
Butterfield, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Lewis
of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. McNerney, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Carney, Mr.
Cramer, Ms. Harman, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Melancon, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wilson of
Ohio, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Boswell, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Michaud, and
Mrs. Boyda of Kansas):
H.R. 5609. A bill to provide for transitional health care
for members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty
who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready
Reserve; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Costa, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
H.R. 5610. A bill to designate as wilderness additional
National Forest System lands, Bureau of Land Management
Lands, and National Parks Service lands in the States of West
Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources,
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 Mr. SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Davis of
Kentucky, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Barrett of
South Carolina, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Jones of North
Carolina, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ross, Mr.
Meeks of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.
Donnelly, Ms. GINNY Brown-Waite of Florida, and Mr.
Lincoln Davis of Tennessee):
H.R. 5611. A bill to reform the National Association of
Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. Melancon, Mr.
Jefferson, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr.
Pickering):
H.R. 5612. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone
property which is eligible for bonus depreciation; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Tim Murphy of
Pennsylvania):
H.R. 5613. A bill to extend certain moratoria and impose
additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through
April 1, 2009; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez):
H.R. 5614. A bill to authorize the production of Saint-
Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in
palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments
in precious metals, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Financial Services.

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By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. George Miller of
California, Mr. Platts, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of
Florida, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
H.R. 5615. A bill to provide parity under group health
plans and group health insurance coverage in the provision of
benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits
for other medical and surgical services; to the Committee on
Education and Labor.
By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. David Davis of
Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Smith of Nebraska,
Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Goode, Mr. Feeney, Mrs. Drake, Mr.
Walberg, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Weldon of Florida,
and Mr. Shadegg):
H.R. 5616. A bill to provide for the repeal of the phase
out of incandescent light bulbs unless the Comptroller
General makes certain specific findings; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BAIRD (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
H.R. 5617. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995 to require the disclosure of political intelligence
activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr.
Farr):
H.R. 5618. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea
Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
H.R. 5619. A bill to enhance the ability to combat
methamphetamine; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Filner, and Mr. Payne):
H.R. 5620. A bill to establish a program to assure the
safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
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. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
H.R. 5621. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
extend concurrent receipt authority to members and former
members of the uniformed services who are entitled to
voluntary separation incentive payments and are also entitled
to veterans' disability compensation; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida:
H.R. 5622. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish standards
of access to care for veterans seeking health care from
certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida (for herself and
Mr. Miller of Florida):
H.R. 5623. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish licensure requirements for employees and contractor
personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs performing
orthotics services, pedorthics services, or prosthetics
services in any State in which there is a State licensure
requirement for persons performing those services in private
practice; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Harman, and Mrs.
Lowey):
H.R. 5624. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to secure domestic sources of radiological materials
that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device
against access by terrorists, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the
Committee on 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. CLEAVER:
H.R. 5625. A bill to amend the Economic Stimulus Act of
2008 to provide for a temporary increase in the maximum loan
guaranty amount for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself and Ms. DeLauro):
H.R. 5626. A bill to reassert the constitutional role of
Congress in making long-term security commitments, to defer
significant long-term security commitments to Iraq to the
next Administration and Congress, and to maintain
international legal authority and immunity for United States
Armed Forces in Iraq by promoting the extension of the United
Nations mandate; 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 Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida (for himself, Mr.
Sires, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of
Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Smith of New
Jersey):
H.R. 5627. A bill to award the congressional gold medal to
Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and
unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights in Cuba;
to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin):
H.R. 5628. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of
2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a
provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option
to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling
place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of
provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Hill, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Zoe Lofgren
of California, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Capuano,
Mr. Buyer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tim Murphy of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Ferguson):
H.R. 5629. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar
biological products, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ms. GIFFORDS:
H.R. 5630. A bill to modify certain requirements with
respect to H-1B nonimmigrants; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia,
Mr. Boucher, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Forbes,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Wittman of Virginia, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
H.R. 5631. A bill to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 1155 Seminole Trail in
Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Corporal Bradley T. Arms
Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform.
By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky,
and Mr. Matheson):
H.R. 5632. 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. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Frank
of Massachusetts):
H.R. 5633. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to
prohibit certain discriminatory uses of consumer reports and
consumer information in connection with certain personal
lines of insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Financial Services.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. McCaul of Texas):
H.R. 5634. A bill to exempt from numerical limitations any
alien who has received a Ph.D. from an institution of higher
education within the 3-year period preceding such alien's
petition for special immigrant status; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Brady of Texas):
H.R. 5635. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on
digital-to-analog converter boxes; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
H.R. 5636. A bill to establish a comprehensive process to
inform American consumers about food and product recalls, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
H.R. 5637. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to
award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate
community violence by providing education, mentoring, and
counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers,
families, and community leaders on the principles and
practice of nonviolence; to the Committee on Education and
Labor.
By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
H.R. 5638. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to
create an exception from infringement for certain component
parts used to repair another article of manufacture; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
H.R. 5639. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to publish physical activity guidelines for
the general public, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. Allen, Ms. McCollum of
Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota,
Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
H.J. Res. 78. A joint resolution providing for
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of
Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan
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services under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms.
Slaughter):
H.J. Res. 79. A joint resolution disapproving the rule
submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with
respect to broadcast media ownership; to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren
of California):
H. Res. 1045. A resolution recognizing the paramount need
to address the threat of international terrorism and protect
the global security of the United States by reducing the
number and accessibility of nuclear weapons and preventing
their proliferation, and directing a portion of the resulting
savings towards child survival, hunger, and universal
education, and calling on the President to take action to
achieve these goals; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gallegly, Mr.
Moore of Kansas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. Berman, Mr. Gerlach, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Kucinich, and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California):
H. Res. 1046. A resolution expressing support for the
designation of September 2008 as ``National Link Awareness
Month'' and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and
other forms of societal violence; to the Committee on the
Judiciary, 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 Mr. GERLACH:
H. Res. 1047. A resolution expressing the strong support of
the House of Representatives for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan with
Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr.
Daniel E. Lungren of California, and Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen):
H. Res. 1048. A resolution condemning the detention of Dr.
Nguyen Quoc Quan, a citizen of the United States, by the
Government of Vietnam, and expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives that the United States should remove
permanent normal trade relations status with Vietnam unless
Dr. Nguyen is released; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
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. MACK (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Pence,
Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
McHenry, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr.
Westmoreland, and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of
Florida):
H. Res. 1049. A resolution calling for the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of
terrorism; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Lynch,
Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hodes, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Welch
of Vermont, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Markey, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Allen, Mr. Al
Green of Texas, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Tom
Davis of Virginia):
H. Res. 1050. A resolution recognizing Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, as being home to the earliest known reference
to the word ``baseball'' in the United States as well as
being the birthplace of college baseball; to the Committee on
Education and Labor.

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