[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H2409-H2411]
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. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McCaul, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Grimm, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Lujan, Mr. Critz, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cuellar, 
             Mr. Doyle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Fleming, 
             Mr. Chandler, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Holt, Mr. Tonko, 
             Mr. Sablan, Mr. Peters, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Clay, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Harper, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Wu, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Scalise, Mrs. Bono 
             Mack, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Rehberg, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 1380. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job 
     creation; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 
     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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Polis, Mr. Holt, Mr. Himes, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Sablan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Loebsack, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             Hirono, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H.R. 1381. A bill to prevent and reduce the use of physical 
     restraint and seclusion in schools, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1382. A bill to require the President to call a White 
     House Conference on Food and Nutrition; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Stutzman):
       H.R. 1383. A bill to temporarily preserve higher rates for 
     tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public 
     institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals 
     enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of 
     the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements 
     Act of 2010, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1384. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to temporarily increase the investment tax credit for 
     geothermal energy property; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1385. A bill to repeal the sugar price support program 
     and marketing allotments for sugar, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 1386. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of 
     comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and related dementia 
     diagnosis and services in order to improve care and outcomes 
     for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related 
     dementias by improving detection, diagnosis, and care 
     planning; 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. McHENRY (for himself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Ross of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1387. A bill to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to give the Special Inspector 
     General oversight over the Small Business Lending Fund; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Latta, Mrs. Lummis, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 1388. A bill to reestablish a competitive domestic 
     rare earths minerals production industry; a domestic rare 
     earth processing, refining, purification, and metals 
     production industry; a domestic rare earth metals alloying 
     industry; and a domestic rare-earth-based magnet production 
     industry and supply chain in the Defense Logistics Agency of 
     the Department of Defense; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Natural Resources, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 1389. A bill to prevent United States businesses from 
     cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the 
     Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to

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     fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to 
     promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to restore 
     public confidence in the integrity of United States 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 1390. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for enhanced motorcoach safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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. McKINLEY (for himself, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Holden, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Gibbs, 
             Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Mr. Critz, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Griffith of Virginia):
       H.R. 1391. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection 
     Agency from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste under 
     subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 1392. A bill to provide assistance to veterans and 
     veteran-owned businesses with respect to contract 
     opportunities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. BUCHANAN:
       H.R. 1393. A bill to reform the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
     Management, Regulation and Enforcement and offshore drilling 
     for oil and gas, to repeal the limitation of liability of a 
     responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore 
     facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. CHRISTENSEN (for herself and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1394. A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency 
     response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Armed Services, 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. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, and 
             Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 1395. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to establish a grant program to assist the development of 
     aerotropolis transportation systems, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CRITZ (for himself, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
             McKinley):
       H.R. 1396. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, to authorize a national grant program for on-the-job 
     training; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Speier, Mr. Holt, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Israel, Ms. Chu, Mr. Wu, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Berman, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Moran, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Farr, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stark, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Mr. Platts, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Honda, Ms. Schwartz, 
             Ms. Moore, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. 
             Biggert, Ms. Norton, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Engel, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Waters, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Neal, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and 
             Ms. Fudge):
       H.R. 1397. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on House Administration, 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. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 1398. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to treat certain provider taxes as allowable 
     costs for purposes of Medicare reimbursements to critical 
     access hospitals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIMM (for himself and Mr. Bishop of New York):
       H.R. 1399. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend and expand the additional standard 
     deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HELLER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. Heck):
       H.R. 1400. A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-
     0081, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1401. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to alter 
     the terms and conditions applicable to members of the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 1402. A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol 
     to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned 
     vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House 
     of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. KINGSTON:
       H.R. 1403. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resource study of Point Peter 
     in St. Marys, Georgia, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. Pingree 
             of Maine, Mr. Jones, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Israel, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. 
             Lujan, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Polis, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yarmuth):
       H.R. 1404. A bill to reform the financing of House 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. LATTA:
       H.R. 1405. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection 
     Agency from regulating coal combustion byproducts as 
     hazardous waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself and Mr. Terry):
       H.R. 1406. A bill to provide pet owners the ability to 
     receive a copy of veterinary prescriptions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RUNYAN (for himself and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 1407. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2011, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boren, 
             Mr. Denham, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. 
             Hanabusa):
       H.R. 1408. A bill to provide for the settlement of certain 
     claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, 
             Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Stutzman, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Marino, Mr. Rehberg, 
             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Lance, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Labrador):
       H.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing 
     the budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H. Res. 207. A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary 
     of the start of the American Civil War; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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