[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 31 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H1573-H1575]
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 Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas):
       H.R. 891. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to promote medication therapy management 
     under the Medicare part D prescription drug program; 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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Amash, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Peters, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Upton, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Walberg, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Higgins, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 892. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the 
     Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 893. A bill to provide for the issuance and sale of a 
     semipostal by the United States Postal Service for the fight 
     against colorectal cancer; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, and Armed 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. CONYERS (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 894. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to provide grants to States to establish State maternal 
     mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths 
     occurring within such States; to develop definitions of 
     severe maternal morbidity and data collection protocols; and 
     to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 895. A bill to provide for the continuation of 
     restrictions against the Republic of Sudan unless the 
     President certifies to Congress that Sudan is no longer 
     engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or 
     supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Carter, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Marchant, and Mr. Neugebauer):
       H.R. 896. A bill to provide health care liability reform, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 897. A bill to provide authority and sanction for the 
     granting and issuance of programs for residential and 
     commuter toll, user fee and fare discounts by States, 
     municipalities, other localities, and all related agencies 
     and departments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Costa, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 898. A bill to suspend flood insurance rate map 
     updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being 
     repaired; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 899. A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to 
     extend the sunset date for certain protests of task and 
     deliver order contracts; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 900. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or 
     practices related to the provision of funeral goods or 
     funeral services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Long, Mr. Marino, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. 
             Walsh of Illinois):
       H.R. 901. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to codify the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security maintain chemical facility anti-terrorism security 
     regulations; to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. MATSUI:
       H.R. 902. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to consider reconstruction and improvement 
     of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance 
     rates; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Harper, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Latta, Mr. Long, Mr. Carter, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. 
             Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Nunes, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 903. A bill to greatly enhance the Nation's 
     environmental, energy, economic, and national security by 
     terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the 
     domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and 
     natural gas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, and 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 Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Duffy):
       H.R. 904. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation from providing grants or any funds to a State, 
     county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other 
     local government to be used for any program to check helmet 
     usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or 
     passenger; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Nunes, Mr. Kind, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Himes):
       H.R. 905. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts 
     from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales 
     price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare; 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Richardson, and Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 906. A bill to authorize public awareness campaigns to 
     promote the persistent quest for knowledge and increased 
     education among youth; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 907. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for 
     infants and children participating in the special 
     supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
     children under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas):
       H.R. 908. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-
     Terrorism Standards program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Benishek, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canseco, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Poe of Texas,

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             Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Schock, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shuster, 
             Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Tipton, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Grimm):
       H.R. 909. A bill to expand domestic fossil fuel production, 
     develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and 
     Armed 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Boren, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Walden, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. 
             McKinley):
       H.R. 910. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 
     promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action 
     relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a 
     greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 911. A bill to require the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration and the Federal Communications 
     Commission to conduct an inventory of broadband spectrum, to 
     authorize the Commission, contingent on the completion of 
     such inventory, to conduct auctions of voluntarily 
     relinquished spectrum usage rights and to share the revenues 
     with the licensees who relinquished such rights, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 912. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a national screening program at the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention and to amend title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide States the option to increase 
     screening in the United States population for the prevention, 
     early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 913. A bill to extend certain trade preference 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, and 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. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Meeks):
       H.R. 914. A bill to improve Federal internships by 
     expanding the conversion rate of Federal interns to full-time 
     employees, establish consistent tracking mechanisms among 
     Executive agencies for internship programs, and accelerate 
     adoption of internship best management practices by Executive 
     agencies; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CUELLAR (for himself and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 915. A bill to establish a Border Enforcement Security 
     Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering 
     coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border 
     and law enforcement officials to protect United States border 
     cities and communities from trans-national crime, including 
     violence associated with drug trafficking, arms smuggling, 
     illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and 
     kidnapping along and across the international borders of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. DENT:
       H.R. 916. A bill to extend the chemical facility security 
     program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 917. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in phase one of the 
     South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. FOXX:
       H.R. 918. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the withholding of income and social security 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 919. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the Arizona 
     Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GOHMERT:
       H.R. 920. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases 
     for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary 
     appropriations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Marchant, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Flores, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mr. Hall):
       H.R. 921. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to 
     foreign countries that oppose the position of the United 
     States in the United Nations; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GOSAR:
       H.R. 922. A bill to ensure that private property, public 
     safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that 
     directly result from post-fire watershed conditions that are 
     created by wildfires on Federal land; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Financial Services, Natural Resources, 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 Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Lujan, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Al Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Kissell, Ms. Chu, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Courtney, 
             Mr. Sherman, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Fortenberry, 
             Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Berman, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Mica, and Ms. 
             Bass of California):
       H.R. 923. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     exempt reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, 
     loss, or casualty loss from determinations of annual income 
     with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses 
     and children of veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       H.R. 924. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish a Veterans Business Center program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Sablan, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 925. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to support early college high schools and other 
     dual enrollment programs; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 926. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the 
     immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, 
     emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who 
     are killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 927. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to 
     Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a 
     lease for production of oil or natural gas under which 
     production is not occurring, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McNERNEY:
       H.R. 928. A bill to expand the Safe Streets Program, to 
     establish a National Gang Activity Database, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 929. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     expand and improve transit training programs; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine:
       H.R. 930. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-
     traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related 
     to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
             Pence, Mr. Latta, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 931. A bill to make participation in the American 
     Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain 
     basic questions; 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. ROONEY:
       H.R. 932. A bill to identify and remove criminal aliens 
     incarcerated in correctional facilities in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 933. A bill to reform immigration detention 
     procedures, and for other purposes;

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     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 934. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the corporate rate of tax to 18 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOUTHERLAND (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Graves 
             of Missouri, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Guthrie):
       H.R. 935. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
     arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
     under the supplemental security income program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. 
             Cicilline):
       H.R. 936. A bill to prohibit United States assistance for 
     Afghanistan unless the United States and Afghanistan enter 
     into a bilateral agreement which provides that work performed 
     in Afghanistan by United States contractors is exempt from 
     taxation by the Government of Afghanistan; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Johnson 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Stutzman, Mr. Latta, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Benishek, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Neugebauer, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia:
       H.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to allow the several 
     States to nullify a law or regulation of the United States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS (for herself and Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution recognizing women 
     serving in the United States Armed Forces; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. HARTZLER:
       H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's 
     discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LEE of California:
       H. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the United States Postal Service should 
     issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former 
     Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp 
     Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General 
     that such a stamp be issued; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Boren, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Costa, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
             Scalise, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Akin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kinzinger of 
             Illinois, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
             Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Grimm, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
             Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Graves of 
             Missouri, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Harper, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Adams, 
             Mr. Hall, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Dent, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Benishek, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Flores, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee, Mrs. Black, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Burgess, 
             Mr. Reyes, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H. Res. 140. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that domestic oil and gas resources are 
     critical to our Nation's security and economy and the 
     Secretary of the Interior should take immediate action to 
     streamline the shallow and deepwater permitting process; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Shuler, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Lamborn, and Mr. McGovern):
       H. Res. 141. A resolution expressing condolences for the 
     murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Pakistan Minister 
     of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling for a Taseer-
     Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council 
     honoring their courage in defense of core principles of 
     Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration 
     of Human Rights, particularly the freedom of religion; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Rokita, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mrs. Adams, and Mr. Womack):
       H. Res. 142. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold 
     annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the 
     identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative 
     Government programs; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Bachmann, 
             Mr. Benishek, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Flores, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Southerland, Mr. 
             Walberg, and Mr. Walsh of Illinois):
       H. Res. 143. A resolution directing the Speaker, or his 
     designee, to take any and all actions necessary to assert the 
     standing of the House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act 
     and the amendments made by that Act in any litigation in any 
     Federal court of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Boswell, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Stark, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 144. A resolution acknowledging the 42nd 
     anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill 
     Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 145. A resolution calling on the Government of 
     Pakistan to release Raymond Davis; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H. Res. 146. A resolution providing the amounts for the 
     expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One 
     Hundred Twelfth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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