Passed House: H.Res. 84: Honoring the heroic actions of the pilot, crew, and rescuers of US Airways Flight 1549. Passed House 402-0 Rep. David Obey [D-WI] introduced H.R. 1: Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Del. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] introduced H.R. 669: To prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or other animal species' or human health, and for other purposes. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 670: To authorize Federal payment to first responders for costs associated with providing emergency services at the international borders of the United States, and for other purposes. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 671: To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a medal to certain veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam War as a direct result of that service. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 672: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installations. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 673: To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain positions. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 677: To amend the Clean Air Act to delay the effect of reclassifying certain nonattainment areas adjacent to an international border, and for other purposes. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 678: To require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease. Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX] introduced H.R. 680: To require that the aircraft used as Air Force One by the President be an aircraft that is made in America by an American-owned company. Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA] introduced H.R. 681: To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 and the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a new digital television transition date, to improve the digital-to-analog converter box program, and for other purposes. Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA] introduced H.R. 682: To prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, and to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transaction, and for other purposes. Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV] introduced H.R. 683: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes. Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] introduced H.R. 686: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers. Rep. Walter Herger [R-CA] introduced H.R. 689: To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes. Rep. Samuel Johnson [R-TX] introduced H.R. 690: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F. Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL] introduced H.R. 691: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA] introduced H.R. 692: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock. Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL] introduced H.R. 693: To designate a rail right-of-way as a corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail, and for other purposes. Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY] introduced H.R. 695: To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program. Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY] introduced H.R. 696: To prohibit United States military assistance for Egypt and to express the sense of Congress that the amount of military assistance that would have been provided for Egypt for a fiscal year should be provided in the form of economic support fund assistance. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers who have attained age 50. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.R. 675: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms. Rep. Jeff Flake [R-AZ] introduced H.Res. 85: Amending the Code of Official Conduct in the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the reporting requirements for Members who request earmarks. Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] introduced H.Res. 86: Expressing support for the designation of Four Immortal Chaplains Day in remembrance of the 4 men who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of compassion for those of different races and faiths. Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY] introduced H.R. 697: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility. Rep. William Clay [D-MO] introduced H.R. 685: To require a study of the feasibility of establishing the United States Civil Rights Trail System, and for other purposes.
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This week, the House has been very busy, and it's only Wednesday. A listing of votes and introduced bills is after the jump, but here are just a few of my favourites. 
