[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H1663-H1665]
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

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titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Chandler):
       H.R. 964. A bill to protect consumers from price-gouging of 
     gasoline and other fuels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 965. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically 
     important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and 
     animal diseases; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 966. A bill to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. SCHMIDT:
       H.R. 967. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 and the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to support 
     efforts to control and eradicate bed bugs with respect to 
     public health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Schilling, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Akin, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Turner, Mr. West, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Kline, Mr. Heck, Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Brooks):
       H.R. 968. A bill to provide for certain processes and 
     limitations relating to the detention of certain individuals 
     by the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Black, Mr. 
             Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Cassidy, 
             Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, and Mr. Fleming):
       H.R. 969. A bill to prohibit conditioning licensure of a 
     health care provider upon participation in a health plan; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself and Mr. Palazzo):
       H.R. 970. A bill to reauthorize the civil aviation research 
     and development projects and activities of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Paulsen, and Mr. 
             Lance):
       H.R. 971. A bill to improve the understanding and 
     coordination of critical care health services; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             Gowdy, Mrs. Noem, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Heck, Mr. Ross of 
             Florida, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Jordan, 
             and Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 972. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election 
     conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. Posey, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Huelskamp, 
             Mr. Brooks, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Flores, Mr. Issa, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Marino, Mr. Ross of 
             Florida, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. 
             Cole, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Paul, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Ellmers, 
             Ms. Buerkle, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Wilson 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Rooney, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 973. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 974. A bill to direct the President to submit to 
     Congress a report on the long-term costs of Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom 
     in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Illinois:
       H.R. 975. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment 
     prevention programs; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. DENHAM:
       H.R. 976. A bill to terminate certain hydropower 
     reservations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 977. A bill to designate as wilderness certain land 
     and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National 
     Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 978. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to preclude use of the social security account number on 
     Government-issued identification cards issued in connection 
     with Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP benefits and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, and Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 979. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to ensure program integrity, transparency, and 
     cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription 
     drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 980. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to make local funds of the District of Columbia for 
     a fiscal year available for use by the District at the 
     beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of operations 
     provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year if 
     the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for a 
     fiscal year does not become law prior to the beginning of 
     such fiscal year; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 981. A bill to allow Members of Congress to decline 
     certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. OWENS:
       H.R. 982. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist 
     individuals with high residential energy costs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 983. A bill to ensure that American materials are used 
     for Smithsonian construction activities and are sold in 
     Smithsonian gift shops, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Tiberi, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Flores, Mr. Harris, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Benishek):
       H.R. 984. A bill to amend title I of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act to provide for a process for waiver 
     of requirements of that title where the requirement is 
     asserted to otherwise result in a significant decrease in 
     access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or 
     other costs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Christensen, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 985. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Armed Forces to display the flags of the District 
     of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 
     50 States are displayed; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Costa, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Honda, Ms. Moore, 
             and Ms. Richardson):
       H.R. 986. A bill to provide for American Samoa and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas to be treated as States 
     for certain criminal justice programs; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Lynch):
       H.R. 987. A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal 
     firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement 
     shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to 
     overtime pay; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Tipton, 
             and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 988. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award 
     grants for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA 
     collection processes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Ms. Pingree of Maine, 
             and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 989. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require, at the option of a State, drug manufacturers 
     to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs 
     as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for 
     outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicaid program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 990. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken 
     in sport hunts in Canada; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 991. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in 
     sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was 
     determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Honda, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Con. Res. 28. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Nugent, and Mr. Gingrey of 
             Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that State and local governments should be 
     supported for taking actions to discourage illegal 
     immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease 
     the burden on State and local governments for taking such 
     actions; 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. HENSARLING:
       H. Res. 155. A resolution electing a Member to a Standing 
     Committee of the House of Representatives; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H. Res. 156. A resolution calling for an environmental and 
     social responsibility amendment to the United States 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H. Res. 157. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a Global Marshall Plan holds the 
     potential to demonstrate the commitment of the United States 
     to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction in the 
     United States and abroad; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Res. 158. A resolution expressing support for the goals 
     and ideals of National Patient Safety Awareness Week; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Res. 159. A resolution condemning al Shabaab for its 
     practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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