[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 55 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H2853-H2855]
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                      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. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, 
             and Mrs. Davis of California):

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       H.R. 1532. A bill to provide incentives for States and 
     local educational agencies to implement comprehensive reforms 
     and innovative strategies that are designed to lead to 
     significant improvement in outcomes for all students and 
     significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of 
     students, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Higgins, and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.R. 1533. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance 
     tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 1534. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage retirement savings by modifying 
     requirements with respect to employer-established IRAs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. FARENTHOLD (for himself, Mr. Olson, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Hall, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Doggett, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Carter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Canseco, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Burgess, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Flores, 
             Mr. Hensarling, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1535. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to the 
     identification of high priority corridors and the inclusion 
     of certain route segments on the Interstate System, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Olson, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Posey, Mr. Nugent, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, 
             and Mr. Al Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1536. A bill to provide for the disposition of the 
     retiring Space Shuttles; to the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology, 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. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Polis, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Honda, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of 
             Florida, Ms. Chu, Mr. Clay, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Deutch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Holt, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor of 
             Arizona, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Richardson, 
             Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Sutton, Mr. Towns, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Welch, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. 
             Courtney):
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Latham, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 1538. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose 
     certain return information related to identity theft, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. 
             Clarke of Michigan):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to repeal section 939G of the Dodd-Frank 
     Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and to restore 
     Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 436(g) repealed by 
     such section; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington) 
             (both by request):
       H.R. 1540. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2012 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Stutzman, 
             Mr. Yoder, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
             California, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Fleming, Mr. King of 
             Iowa, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Walberg):
       H.R. 1541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal 
     Government on their income tax returns; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Richardson, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 1542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of 
     supermarkets in certain underserved areas; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient 
     observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-
     day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled 
     nursing facility services under Medicare; 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. CRITZ:
       H.R. 1544. A bill to extend Corridor N of the Appalachian 
     development highway system from its current northern terminus 
     at Corridor M, near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, to Corridor T, 
     near Salamanca, New York, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to establish the Waco Mammoth National 
     Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1546. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation 
     therapy caps; 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. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Holt, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Fattah):
       H.R. 1547. A bill to provide grants to States to ensure 
     that all students in the middle grades are taught an 
     academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so 
     that students complete the middle grades prepared for success 
     in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve 
     State and district policies and programs relating to the 
     academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to 
     develop and implement effective middle grades models for 
     struggling students, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Filner, Mr. Holt, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Stark, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1548. A bill to allow homeowners of moderate-value 
     homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to 
     remain in their homes as renters; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GRIMM:
       H.R. 1549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the unearned income medicare contribution; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Norton, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 1550. A bill to establish programs in the Department 
     of Justice and in the Department of Homeland Security to help 
     States that have high rates of homicide and other violent 
     crime, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1551. A bill to prioritize certain Government 
     obligations for continued payment in the event that the 
     statutory debt limit is reached, to appropriate funds for the 
     pay and allowances of all members of the Armed Forces, and 
     for those civilian employees of

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     the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard serving in a 
     combat zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 1552. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the possession of a firearm by a 
     person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act 
     while a juvenile; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, 
             and Mr. Costello):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to include Livingston, Union, and 
     Stephenson Counties in Illinois to the Lincoln National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 1554. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including 
     security screeners, of covert testing of security screening 
     procedures for the purpose of enhancing transportation 
     security at airports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Israel):
       H.R. 1555. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative 
     grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to 
     be used when making such grants, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. LUJAN:
       H.R. 1556. A bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement 
     Act to allow certain land to be used to generate income to 
     provide funding for academic programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Holt, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
             Israel):
       H.R. 1557. A bill to provide the spouses and children of 
     aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an 
     opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Latta, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Bonner, Mr. 
             Broun of Georgia, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Cole, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Kline, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Ross 
             of Florida, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Posey, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
             Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Yoder, Mrs. 
             Miller of Michigan, Mr. Long, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1558. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to 
     exempt those articles from a definition under that Act; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1559. A bill to authorize the Benjamin Harrison 
     Society to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia 
     to honor the patriots of the American Revolutionary War and 
     the War of 1812; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1560. A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
     to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood 
     quantum requirement for membership in that tribe; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Hirono, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1561. A bill to enhance the safety of ports of entry 
     in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. 
             DeLauro):
       H.R. 1562. A bill to provide for programs and activities 
     with respect to the prevention of underage drinking; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Clay, and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 1563. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a special resource study of the 
     archeological site and surrounding land of the New 
     Philadelphia town site in the State of Illinois, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SHERMAN:
       H.R. 1564. A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of 
     Information Act Processing Delays; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. Hanna):
       H.R. 1565. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     incorporate regional transportation planning organizations 
     into statewide transportation planning, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Michaud, and 
             Mr. Kissell):
       H.R. 1566. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to enhance protections for members of the uniformed 
     services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and 
     eviction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1567. A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974 to require mortgagees for mortgages in 
     default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Lujan):
       H.R. 1568. A bill to amend title VII of the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. ISSA (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Con. Res. 42. Concurrent resolution entitled the 
     ``Creativity and Innovation Resolution''; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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. SCOTT of South Carolina:
       H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Issa, Mr. Calvert, 
             and Mr. Garamendi):
       H. Res. 224. A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary 
     of the Port of Long Beach; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Al Green of Texas):
       H. Res. 225. A resolution honoring the victims of the 
     Cambodian genocide that took place from April 1975 to January 
     1979; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Grimm, Mr. Garrett, and Mr. Rivera):
       H. Res. 226. A resolution calling for the immediate 
     extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted 
     felon William Morales and all other fugitives from justice 
     who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape 
     prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in 
     the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. 
             Loebsack):
       H. Res. 227. A resolution recognizing the roles and 
     contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing 
     our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H. Res. 228. A resolution directing the Clerk of the House 
     of Representatives to place a real time display of the United 
     States gross national debt in the House Chamber; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.

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