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‘‘Major’’ final rule — Health Insurance Reform; Modifications to the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 

Electronic Transaction Standards [CMS-0009- 

F] (RIN: 0938-AM50) received January 15, 

2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

158. A letter from the Chief Administrative 

Officer, transmitting the quarterly report of 

receipts and expenditures of appropriations 

and other funds for the period October 1, 2008 

through December 31, 2008 as compiled by the 

Chief Administrative Officer, pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. 104a Public Law 88-454; (H. Doc. No. 

111–10); to the Committee on House Administration and ordered to be printed. 

159. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Amendment of 

Class E Airspace; Houston, TX [Docket No. 

FAA-2008-1046; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASW21] received January 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 

160. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Amendment of 

Class D and E Airspace; Bethel, AK [Docket 

No. FAA-2008-0997; Airspace Docket No. 08- 

AAL-28] received January 14, 2009, pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 

161. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Establishment 

of Low Altitude Area Navigation T-254; 

Houston, TX [Docket No. FAA-2008-0716; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASW-9] received January 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

162. A letter from the Assistant Chief 

Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the 

Transportation of Batteries and BatteryPowered Devices; and Harmonization with 

the United Nations Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, 

and International Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical Instructions. [Docket Nos. 

PHMSA-2007-0065 (HM-224D) and PHMSA2008-0005 (HM-215J)] (RIN: 2137-AE31) received 

January 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

163. A letter from the Regulations Officer, 

FHWA, Department of Transportation, 

transmitting the Department’s final rule — 

Highway Safety Improvement Program 

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2008-0009] (RIN: 

2125-AF25) received January 14, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

164. A letter from the Assistant Chief 

Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Hazardous Materials: Improving the Safety of Railroad 

Tank Car Transportation of Hazardous Materials [Docket No. FRA-2006-25169] (RIN: 2130- 

AB69) received January 14, 2009, pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 

165. A letter from the Regulations Officer, 

FHWA, DOT, Department of Transportation, 

transmitting the Department’s final rule — 

Fair Market Value and Design-Build Amendments [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2008-0136] 

(RIN: 2125-AF29) received January 14, 2009, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

166. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Establishment 

of Class E Airspace; Branson, MO [Docket 

No. FAA-2008-0873; Airspace Docket No. 08- 

AGL-7] received January 14, 2009, pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 

167. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report entitled, ‘‘Safe Routes to School: A 

Transportation Legacy A National Strategy 

to Increase Safety and Physical Activity 

among American Youth,’’ pursuant to Section 1404(h) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users; to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. 

168. A letter from the Program Manager 

ODRM, Department of Health and Human 

Services, transmitting the Department’s 

‘‘Major’’ final rule — Medicare Program: 

Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug 

Programs MIPPA Drug Formulary & Protected Classes Policies [CMS 4138-IFC4] (RIN: 

0938-AP24) received January 15, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the 

Committees on Energy and Commerce and 

Ways and Means. 

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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. 

STARK, and Mr. MCDERMOTT): 

H.R. 598. A bill to provide for a portion of 

the economic recovery package relating to 

revenue measures, unemployment, and 

health; to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, and in addition to the Committees on 

Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, Education and Labor, and Financial 

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. GARY G. MILLER of California: 

H.R. 599. A bill to prohibit the receipt of 

Federal funds by any institution of higher 

education with a football team that participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl 

Subdivision, unless the national championship game of such Subdivision is the culmination of a playoff system; to the Committee on Education and Labor. 

By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. GARY G. 

MILLER of California): 

H.R. 600. A bill to revise the requirements 

for seller-financed downpayments for mortgages for single-family housing insured by 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under title II of the National Housing 

Act; to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: 

H.R. 601. A bill to provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder 

County, Utah; to the Committee on Natural 

Resources. 

By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: 

H.R. 602. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel 

Oak properties and related real property to 

Park City, Utah, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, 

Mr. MATHESON, and Mr. CHAFFETZ): 

H.R. 603. A bill to require the conveyance 

of certain public land within the boundaries 

of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the 

training and readiness of the Utah National 

Guard; to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: 

H.R. 604. A bill to provide for a land exchange with the City of Bountiful, Utah, involving National Forest System land in the 

Wasatch-Cache National Forest and to further land ownership consolidation in that 

national forest, and for other purposes; to 

the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 

addition to the Committees on Energy and 

Commerce, and 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. DAVIS of Tennessee: 

H.R. 605. A bill to provide for programs 

that reduce the need for abortion, help 

women bear healthy children, and support 

new parents; to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 

Labor, and 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. 

FATTAH): 

H.R. 606. A bill to express United States 

foreign policy with respect to, and to 

strengthen United States advocacy on behalf 

of, individuals persecuted and denied their 

rights in foreign countries on account of gender, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to 

the Committees on Financial Services, and 

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. GARY G. MILLER of California: 

H.R. 607. A bill to direct the Securities and 

Exchange Commission to issue guidance on 

the interpretation of fair value accounting; 

to the Committee on Financial Services. 

By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MICA, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

of Florida, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BECERRA, 

Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 

Texas): 

H.R. 608. A bill to authorize the Board of 

Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 

carry out certain construction projects, and 

for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. 

WELCH): 

H.R. 609. A bill to permit California and 

other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce. 

By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. 

BALDWIN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. 

BORDALLO, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. LEWIS of 

Georgia, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY, 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 

MOORE of Kansas, Mr. NADLER of New 

York, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SIRES, Ms. 

WATSON, Mr. WEINER, and Ms. WOOLSEY): 

H.R. 610. A bill to amend title 18, United 

States Code, to strengthen enforcement of 

spousal court-ordered property distributions, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

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By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, 

Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 

CLYBURN, Mr. NADLER of New York, 

Mr. WATT, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 

Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WEINER, 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MOORE

of Kansas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MEEKS of New 

York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BARROW, Mr. 

FILNER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 

MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MASSA, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 

PERRIELLO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mr. DRIEHAUS, Mr. HARE, Mr. PETERS, 

Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, and Mr. PLATTS): 

H. Res. 73. A resolution observing the 

birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to 

observe the birthday of Martin Luther King, 

Jr., and the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors 

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: 

H.R. 156: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. 

H.R. 205: Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, 

Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. AKIN, Mr. 

ALEXANDER, and Mr. LINDER. 

H.R. 333: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. PETERSON, and Mr. FILNER. 

H.R. 460: Ms. HIRONO, Mr. STARK, Mr. CROWLEY, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. 

H.R. 546: Mrs. BONO MACK. 

H. Res. 39: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. 

DELAURO, and Mr. WOLF. 

H. Res. 49: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. 

BACA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of 

California. 


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