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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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wolf, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Poe of Texas):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to continue restrictions against and 
     prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North 
     Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. OLSON:
       H.R. 1981. A bill to require States to report information 
     on Medicaid payments to abortion providers; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan (for herself, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gutierrez, and 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H.R. 1982. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to acknowledge the receipt of medical, disability, 
     and pension claims and other communications submitted by 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to enact certain laws relating to small 
     business as title 53, United States Code, ``Small Business''; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide special 
     reporting and disclosure rules for individual account plans 
     and to provide a minimum investment option requirement for 
     such plans; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Klein of Florida, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Linder, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Miller 
             of Michigan, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. McHenry, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Platts, and Mr. Shimkus):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
     to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to 
     Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include 
     refined petroleum, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. CHILDERS:
       H.R. 1986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
     Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax, increase the estate 
     tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $4,000,000, 
     reduce the maximum estate tax

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     rate to 40 percent, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 1987. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance 
     service providers; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for 
     independent investment advice for participants and 
     beneficiaries under individual account plans; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 1989. A bill to provide for subsidies for interest on 
     loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural 
     Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARDOZA:
       H.R. 1990. A bill to establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray 
     Pilot Program in the Bureau of Prisons, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 1991. A bill to establish the District Court of the 
     Virgin Islands as a court under article III of the United 
     States Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CLARKE (for herself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1992. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to 
     defraud aliens and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COURTNEY:
       H.R. 1993. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the first-time homebuyer credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1994. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide equity between active and reserve component members 
     of the Armed Forces in the computation of disability retired 
     pay for members wounded in action; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Honda, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prevent and treat diabetes, to promote and improve the care 
     of individuals with diabetes, and to reduce health 
     disparities, relating to diabetes, within racial and ethnic 
     minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic 
     American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific 
     Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
             Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 1996. A bill to prohibit the inclusion of earmarks in 
     the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; to 
     the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. GERLACH:
       H.R. 1997. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to update a research report and issue guidance to the States 
     with respect to reducing lighting on the Federal-aid system 
     during periods of low traffic density, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science 
     and Technology, 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. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Dent):
       H.R. 1998. A bill to improve access to emergency medical 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. HALL of New York:
       H.R. 1999. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     award grants to local governments that have experienced at 
     least a 15 percent decrease in property tax revenues to fund 
     certain elementary and secondary school education programs; 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Carter, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 2000. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to 
     the fight against global poverty; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Markey 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2001. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the 
     Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 2002. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to 
     intravenous immune globulins (IVIG); 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. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 2003. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the 
     program of payments to children's hospitals that operate 
     graduate medical education programs; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2004. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, 
     Michigan, as the ``Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office''; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, and Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida):
       H.R. 2005. A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to require that, in order 
     to determine that a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     exists, the government extradite to the United States 
     convicted felon William Morales and all other individuals who 
     are living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or 
     confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Sestak):
       H.R. 2006. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring 
     adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to 
     prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder 
     abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, 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. MASSA:
       H.R. 2007. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prevent certain unfair practices by credit card issuers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 2008. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power 
     on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCLINTOCK:
       H.R. 2009. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to permit immediate repayment of 
     direct capital investments received under the Troubled Asset 
     Relief Program; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 2010. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     allow States to regulate tow truck operations; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2011. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to establish a competitive demonstration grant program to 
     provide funds for local educational agencies in order to 
     increase the effectiveness of substitute teaching, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2012. A bill to promote youth financial education; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H.R. 2013. A bill to award posthumously a congressional 
     gold medal to Thurgood Marshall; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Bartlett, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Boozman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Conaway, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. 
             Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Moore of Kansas, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Massa, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Kissell, Mr. 
             Rooney, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Scalise, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Titus, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             Bishop of New York, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Rothman 
             of New Jersey, Mrs. Capito, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Mario 
             Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Brown of South Carolina,

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             Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bonner, 
             Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Payne, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Schock, Mr. Lee of New 
             York, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Marchant, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Shuler, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McKeon, 
             Ms. Sutton, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tanner, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Sessions, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Adler of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Israel, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Costello, Mr. Lance, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Barrow, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Mr. Carter, Mr. Olver, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Cao, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Lummis, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 2014. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     the Women Airforce Service Pilots (``WASP''); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, 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 Mr. SESTAK:
       H.R. 2015. A bill to instruct the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a study on the use of thorium-fueled nuclear 
     reactors; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SIRES (for himself and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 2016. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that qualified energy efficiency property is 
     eligible for the energy credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2017. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association 
     of America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2018. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Kind, Mr. Petri, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Holt, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Wu, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Conaway, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     support of the Congress regarding the need to facilitate 
     State innovation in national health care reform; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Issa, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McClintock, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     acceptance of a statue of Ronald Wilson Reagan from the 
     people of California for placement in the United States 
     Capitol; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Honda, Mr. Baca, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Schiff):
       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States has a moral 
     responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups, 
     and communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged, or 
     otherwise in poverty; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Watson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California:
       H. Res. 334. A resolution calling on the Government of 
     Vietnam to release from prison, end the detention without 
     trial, and cease the harassment and house arrest of the 
     people who signed the Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for 
     Vietnam, and expressing the sense of Congress that the 
     President should encourage Vietnam to release such people 
     from prison and to direct the Secretary of State to establish 
     a Countries of Particular Concern list to condemn countries 
     like Vietnam, which engage in ``particularly severe 
     violations'' of human rights; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, and Ms. Matsui):
       H. Res. 335. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Volunteer Week; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself and Mr. Grijalva):
       H. Res. 336. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Library Week; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Moore 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. McDermott):
       H. Res. 337. A resolution supporting the observance of 
     National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Miller of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Foster, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Ms. Markey of 
             Colorado, Mr. Ross, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Peterson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, and Ms. 
             Corrine Brown of Florida):
       H. Res. 338. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Community College Month; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Chandler, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. 
             Dahlkemper, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Foster, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. 
             Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Mr. Kissell, Ms. Kosmas, Mr. 
             Kratovil, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Maffei, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Massa, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. McMahon, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Minnick, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nye, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Peters, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Sestak, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Space, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Teague, Mr. 
             Tonko, Mr. Walz, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Gerlach):
       H. Res. 339. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     United States House of Represensatives regarding the 
     hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, the kidnapping of Captain 
     Richard Phillips by Somali pirates, the rescue of Captain 
     Phillips by United States Navy SEALs and the crews of the USS 
     Bainbridge,USS Boxer, USS Halyburton and Patrol Squadron (VP) 
     8, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Arcuri, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Chandler, 
             Ms. Clarke, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lee of 
             New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Maffei, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Massa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McMahon,

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             Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Mr. Welch):
       H. Res. 340. A resolution expressing sympathy to the 
     victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence 
     at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BRIGHT (for himself, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Griffith, Mr. 
             Bonner, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H. Res. 341. A resolution expressing heartfelt sympathy for 
     the victims and families of the shootings in Geneva and 
     Coffee Counties in Alabama, on March 10, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CAO:
       H. Res. 342. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May 2, 2009, as ``Vietnamese Refugees Day''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Olson, Mr. Herger, Mr. Jordan of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. McClintock, 
             Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Barrett 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Cooper, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Wittman, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, and Mr. Davis of Kentucky):
       H. Res. 343. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require the reduction of section 302(b) 
     suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general 
     appropriation bills; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Himes, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Visclosky, and Mr. Welch):
       H. Res. 344. A resolution commending the University of 
     Connecticut Huskies for their historic win in the 2009 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's 
     Basketball Tournament; to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H. Res. 345. A resolution establishing a select committee 
     to make a thorough and complete investigation of the causes 
     of the current financial crisis and other matters; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Holt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. 
             Nadler of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott 
             of Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 346. A resolution recognizing that the occurrence 
     of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached 
     epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address 
     that health crisis by designating additional funds for 
     research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. PERRIELLO:
       H. Res. 347. A resolution congratulating Averett University 
     in Danville, Virginia, for 150 years of service and 
     leadership to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Jones, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Kissell, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina):
       H. Res. 348. A resolution congratulating the University of 
     North Carolina men's basketball team for winning the 2009 
     NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship; to 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, and Mr. 
             Bachus):
       H. Res. 349. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of April 2009 as ``National Autism Awareness 
     Month'' and supporting efforts to devote new resources to 
     research into the causes and treatment of autism and to 
     improve training and support for individuals with autism and 
     those who care for individuals with autism; 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. SESTAK:
       H. Res. 350. A resolution honoring the life and 
     accomplishments of Harry Kalas for his invaluable 
     contributions to the national past-time of baseball, the 
     community, and the Nation; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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