[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 65 (Thursday, May 12, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H3277-H3280]
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. LARSEN of Washington:
       H.R. 1858. A bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits 
     Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection 
     of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       H.R. 1859. A bill to ensure the availability of reasonably 
     priced conventional mortgages to borrowers in all economic 
     cycles by encouraging private sector capital to support the 
     secondary mortgage market, limiting the role of the Federal 
     government and the exposure of taxpayers, and other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Coble, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1860. A bill to promote neutrality, simplicity, and 
     fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital 
     services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Costa, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. 
             Donnelly of Indiana, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
             Critz, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 1861. A bill to greatly enhance America's path toward 
     energy independence and economic and national security, to 
     conserve energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower 
     emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, to 
     rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, 
     Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, the Budget, the Judiciary, Rules, 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. BILBRAY (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dent, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Holt, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Butterfield, and 
             Mr. Langevin):
       H.R. 1862. A bill to launch a national strategy to support 
     regenerative medicine through funding for research and 
     commercial development of regenerative medicine products and 
     development of a regulatory environment that enables rapid 
     approval of safe and effective products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GUINTA (for himself and Mr. Bass of New 
             Hampshire):
       H.R. 1863. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are 
     able to receive services in at least one full-service 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the State or 
     receive comparable services provided by contract in the 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 1864. A bill to limit the authority of States to tax 
     certain income of employees for employment duties performed 
     in other States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Jordan, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Miller of 
             Michigan, Mr. Austria, and Mr. Tiberi):
       H.R. 1865. A bill to protect the right of individuals to 
     bear arms at water resources development projects 
     administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 1866. A bill to require Members of Congress to 
     disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics 
     inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member 
     with Federal tax liability; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 1867. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots 
     who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to 
     compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form 
     of a life annuity commencing at age 60; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Critz, Mr. Bucshon, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 1868. A bill to require the inclusion of coal-derived 
     fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, 
     home heating oil, and boiler fuel; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Roskam, 
             Mr. Polis, and Mr. Paulsen):
       H.R. 1869. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an 
     incentive for employees to save for career-related skills 
     development and to promote a competitive workforce through 
     lifelong learning; 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. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. 
             Larson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1870. A bill to safely increase domestic oil and gas 
     production, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1871. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the extension of the tax collection period 
     merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces 
     who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 1872. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to consider the impact on 
     employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a 
     regulation, policy statement, guidance, or other requirement, 
     implementing any new or substantially altered program, or 
     issuing or denying any permit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Boswell, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Chu, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Honda, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Towns, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 1873. A bill to amend title 9 of the United States 
     Code with respect to arbitration; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Chaffetz, and 
             Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 1874. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum age limit for an original appointment to 
     a position as a Federal law enforcement officer in the case 
     of any individual who has been discharged or released from 
     active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Bishop of New York, and Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 1875. A bill to lower gas prices by making investments 
     in cleaner vehicle technologies and infrastructure; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and 
     Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, 
             Ms. Richardson, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Linda 
             T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Moore, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Lujan, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Holt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Ellison, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Honda, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Clay, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Scott of Virginia,

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             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Chu, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 1876. A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time 
     so that they can address their own health needs and the 
     health needs of their families; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and 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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1877. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     prohibit family members of individuals detained at Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from visiting such 
     individuals; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KISSELL:
       H.R. 1878. A bill to require that the same access to 
     transportation and public accommodations that is afforded to 
     individuals with disabilities who use service animals under 
     the Americans with Disabilities Act be afforded to certified 
     trainers of service animals; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Grimm, Mr. Keating, Mr. Sires, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bishop of New York, and 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H.R. 1879. A bill to promote secure ferry transportation 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Becerra, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Braley of 
             Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Clarke 
             of Michigan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Levin, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Moore, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Richmond, Mr. 
             Rahall, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rush, and Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois):
       H.R. 1880. A bill to require, on the occasion of the 30th 
     anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS, reporting on 
     the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on 
     the status of international progress towards achieving 
     universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Foreign 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. LUJAN (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Wu, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             Richardson, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. Polis, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 1881. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a 
     program to provide for workforce training and education, at 
     community colleges, in sustainable energy; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1882. A bill to ensure that local educational agencies 
     and units of local governments are compensated for tax 
     revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into 
     trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe 
     or an individual Indian; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Jones, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1883. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to regulate the subsidies paid to rum producers in 
     Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mr. Carney):
       H.R. 1884. A bill to designate additional segments and 
     tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware 
     and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Boren, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Gallegly, and Mr. Benishek):
       H.R. 1885. A bill to require that State and local pretrial 
     services agencies receiving federal financial assistance 
     report to the Department of Justice on defendants released by 
     such agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Rush, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Bass of California, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1886. A bill to allow travel between the United States 
     and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, and Ms. McCollum):
       H.R. 1887. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and 
     Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and 
     Government Reform, 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Ms. 
             McCollum):
       H.R. 1888. A bill to facilitate the export of United States 
     agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to 
     remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices 
     and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal 
     residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion 
     program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, 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. SHULER:
       H.R. 1889. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend the excise tax on highway motor fuels, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. TSONGAS:
       H.R. 1890. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to require, as a condition and term of any 
     exploration plan or development and production plan submitted 
     under that Act, that the applicant for the plan must submit 
     an oil spill containment and clean-up plan capable of 
     handling a worst-case scenario oil spill, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Duncan of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Graves of Georgia, 
             Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Lummis, 
             Mr. McClintock, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. 
             Walsh of Illinois):
       H.J. Res. 62. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to give States the 
     right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by 
     the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. 
             Labrador):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should end all 
     subsidies aimed at specific energy technologies or fuels; 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.

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