[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H8940-H8941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. JOHNSON of Georgia:
       H.R. 6560. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the 
     removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to 
     Federal courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 6561. A bill to establish the History is Learned from 
     the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about 
     historical events in the United States in the past century 
     through the oral histories of community members who 
     participated in those events, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 6562. A bill to revitalize home ownership by 
     establishing a shared equity appreciation homeownership pilot 
     program; to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. HOLT:
       H.R. 6563. A bill to establish a national leadership 
     initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in 
     education to increase student achievement consistent with the 
     objectives of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 6564. A bill to promote the oil independence of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
     Budget, Science and Technology, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and Natural Resources, 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. JACKSON LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Cleaver):
       H.R. 6565. A bill to improve efforts of the United States 
     Government to ensure that developing countries have 
     affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 6566. A bill to protect children from registered sex 
     offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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 Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 6567. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative 
     housing units, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. 
             Castor of Florida):
       H.R. 6568. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     facilitate the ability of persons affected by oil spills to 
     seek judicial redress; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California:
       H.R. 6569. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for treatment of permanent partnerships 
     between individuals of the same gender as marriage for 
     purposes of determining entitlement to benefits under such 
     title; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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