[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H200-H202]
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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mrs. Adams, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Akin, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Amash, Mr. Austria, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Barletta, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bass of New Hampshire, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Berg, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Buchanan, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Buerkle, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Canseco, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Cassidy, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Cole, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Critz, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Denham, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dold, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Duffy, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan 
             of Tennessee, Mrs. Ellmers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Farenthold, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Flores, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gowdy, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Graves of 
             Georgia, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Griffith of 
             Virginia, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
             Hall, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Hultgren, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hurt, Mr. Issa, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Labrador, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lance, Mr. Landry, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Lee of New York, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Long, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Mack, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Marino, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Nugent, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Pence, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Platts, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Renacci, Mr. 
             Ribble, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Rivera, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Rogers of Kentucky,

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             Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Roskam, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Schilling, 
             Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Schock, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Tsongas, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Walden, Mr. 
             Webster, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Womack, 
             Mr. Woodall, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Harris, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Noem, 
             Mr. West, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Walsh of 
             Illinois, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. McCotter, 
             Mr. Heck, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 4. A bill to repeal the expansion of information 
     reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to 
     corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, 
             Mr. Peters, Mr. Ross of Florida, and Mr. Cravaack):
       H.R. 262. A bill to require any amounts remaining in a 
     Member's Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal 
     year to be deposited in the Treasury and used to reduce the 
     Federal debt; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 263. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose 
     Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms 
     has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license 
     has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or 
     renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory 
     firearms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 264. A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas 
     leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte 
     Counties in the State of California, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 265. A bill to provide for the admission of the State 
     of New Columbia into the Union; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, 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. NORTON:
       H.R. 266. A bill to provide for the treatment of the 
     District of Columbia as a State for purposes of 
     representation in the House of Representatives and Senate, 
     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 Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 267. A bill to provide for the treatment of the 
     District of Columbia as a State for purposes of 
     representation in the House of Representatives, 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 Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 268. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reduce the limit on the amount of certain 
     contributions which may be made to a candidate with respect 
     to an election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 269. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to 
     personal use; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado:
       H.R. 270. A bill to provide for a 10 percent reduction in 
     pay for Members of Congress, to make Federal civilian 
     employees subject to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, to 
     reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices 
     of the legislative branch during fiscal year 2012, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 271. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a program to provide covered institutions loans for 
     conversion to use of biomass for energy generation; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 272. A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety 
     Improvement Act to exempt ordinary books and paper-based 
     printed material from the lead limit in such Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 273. A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 
     1949 to revise the requirements for areas to be considered as 
     rural areas for purposes of such Act; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 274. A bill to rename the Homestead National Monument 
     of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National 
     Historical Park; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 275. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to expand the boundary of the Homestead National Monument of 
     America, in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             and Mr. Kissell):
       H.R. 276. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow for the transfer of educational assistance under the 
     Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to certain 
     dependents to be used for special education; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exception to the reduction of renewable energy 
     credit for certain authority under the Farm Security and 
     Rural Investment Act of 2002; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to 
     finance agricultural processing property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORTENBERRY:
       H.R. 279. A bill to prohibit any Federal agency or 
     official, in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the 
     effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, from 
     imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly 
     by livestock; 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. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Shuler, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H.R. 280. A bill to prohibit offices of the legislative 
     branch from entering into a contract for the provision of 
     goods or services within the Capitol Complex with any 
     contractor who does not participate in the E-Verify Program 
     for employment eligibility verification, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 281. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands 
     between the Secretary of Agriculture and the United Water 
     Conservation District of California to eliminate certain 
     private inholdings in the Los Padres National Forest, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Shuler, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 282. A bill to require Federal contractors to 
     participate in the E-Verify Program for employment 
     eligibility verification; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 283. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to 
     provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the 
     Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by 
     the Census Bureau; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Honda, Ms. Moore, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Clarke of New York):
       H.R. 284. A bill to authorize funds to prevent housing 
     discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to 
     increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 285. A bill to designate Pakistan under section 244 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of 
     Pakistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under 
     such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 286. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Commerce to create a job training program and an 
     economic stability program to stabilize the workforce and 
     promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region; 
     to the Committee

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     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
             Richardson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Sutton, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Honda):
       H.R. 287. A bill to provide housing assistance for very 
     low-income veterans; 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 Ms. HIRONO:
       H.R. 288. A bill to establish a pilot program to provide 
     assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in 
     renewable energy; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Holt, and Mr. 
             Reyes):
       H.R. 289. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, 
     engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary 
     schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 290. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the United 
     States Armed Forces may contain religious symbols, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 291. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the availability of the Internal Revenue Service's 
     Taxpayer Assistance Centers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEE of New York:
       H.R. 292. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by 
     the Government Printing Office for the use of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 293. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude executive branch officers and employees from 
     nonrecognition rules relating to the sale of property to 
     comply with conflict-of-interest requirements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 294. A bill to create a commission to develop a plan 
     for establishing a Museum of Ideas; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 295. A bill to amend the Hydrographic Services 
     Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire 
     hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific 
     to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United 
     States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and 
     description of coastal changes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 296. A bill to resolve the claims of the Bering 
     Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land 
     adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide 
     for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation 
     of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the 
     land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
     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 Mr. CARTER:
       H.J. Res. 19. A joint resolution disapproving a rule 
     submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services 
     relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical 
     Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 32. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the tragic shooting in 
     Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. HENSARLING:
       H. Res. 33. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, and Mr. David Scott of Georgia):
       H. Res. 34. A resolution expressing condolences to and 
     solidarity with the people of the Commonwealth of Australia 
     as they struggle against deadly floods that began on December 
     24, 2010; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Berman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Edwards, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Farr, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Sires, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Watt, Ms. Wilson of Florida, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 35. A resolution recognizing the anniversary of the 
     tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring 
     those who lost their lives, and expressing continued 
     solidarity with the Haitian people; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Baca, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Sires, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Sewell, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Moore, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Towns, Ms. Wilson of Florida, and Mr. 
             Ellison):
       H. Res. 36. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     Black History Month; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.

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