[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 71 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H3341-H3343]
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. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 1932. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens 
     ordered removed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, and 
             Mr. Roskam):
       H.R. 1933. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant 
     nurses

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     in health professional shortage areas; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 1934. A bill to improve certain administrative 
     operations of the Library of Congress, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Grimm, Mr. Rivera, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McCaul, 
             and Ms. Sutton):
       H.R. 1935. A bill to provide for free mailing privileges 
     for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of 
     the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 1936. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment 
     and supplies furnished (regardless of method of delivery) by 
     small retail community pharmacies from Medicare competitive 
     acquisition programs and pricing; 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. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 1937. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002 to improve the operations of the Election Assistance 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Walden, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Scalise, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Pitts, and Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1938. A bill to direct the President to expedite the 
     consideration and approval of the construction and operation 
     of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
     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 Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1939. A bill to provide the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing 
     the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1940. A bill to ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys 
     reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the 
     prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial 
     Services, the Judiciary, and 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. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Filner, and Mr. McNerney):
       H.R. 1941. A bill to improve the provision of Federal 
     transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment 
     benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1942. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the mental health assessments provided to members of 
     the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency 
     operation; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 1943. A bill to restore the application of the Federal 
     antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect 
     competition and consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona:
       H.R. 1944. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social 
     Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1945. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Navy to 
     name the next available Naval vessel after United States 
     Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. MARINO (for himself and Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 1946. A bill to ensure and foster continued safety and 
     quality of care and a competitive marketplace by exempting 
     independent pharmacies from the antitrust laws in their 
     negotiations with health plans and health insurance insurers; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and Ms. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 1947. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces 
     who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to 
     be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1948. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 
     50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they 
     are performing active duty service as members of the Ready 
     Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to 
     temporary replacement employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       H.R. 1949. A bill to ensure efficient performance of agency 
     functions; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1950. A bill to enact title 54, United States Code, 
     ``National Park System'', as positive law; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Capuano, Ms. Fudge, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H.R. 1951. A bill to award planning grants and 
     implementation grants to State educational agencies to enable 
     the State educational agencies to complete comprehensive 
     planning to carry out activities designed to integrate 
     engineering education into K-12 instruction and curriculum 
     and to provide evaluation grants to measure efficacy of K-12 
     engineering education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Graves of Missouri, and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 1952. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     modify the deadline for filing a claim seeking judicial 
     review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal 
     agency for a highway or public transportation capital 
     project, and for other purposes; 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. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             and Mr. Capuano):
       H. Con. Res. 51. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
     Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from 
     Libya; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. DOLD (for himself, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Griffin of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Dent, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. 
             Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, 
             Mr. Roskam, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Austin Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Reed, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
             Bass of New Hampshire, Mrs. Lummis, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
             Gerlach, Mr. Pence, Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Runyan, 
             Mr. Barletta, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Labrador, 
             Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Quayle, 
             Mrs. Hartzler, Ms. Buerkle, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. Gowdy):
       H. Res. 270. A resolution reaffirming United States 
     principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the 
     Middle East; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Carter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Pence, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Flores, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Long, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Hall, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Lance, Mr. West, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Kline, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Landry, Mr. McKinley, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Harper, Mr. Duncan 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Issa, Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Pearce, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Mulvaney, and 
             Mr. Gowdy):
       H. Res. 271. A resolution expressing support for the State 
     of Israel's right to defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect 
     the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and to use all 
     means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats 
     posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of 
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     force if no other peaceful solution can be found within 
     reasonable time to protect against such an immediate and 
     existential threat to the State of Israel; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H. Res. 272. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of May 2011 as National Huntington's Disease 
     Awareness Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:
       H. Res. 273. A resolution calling upon Muammar Qaddafi to 
     immediately release United States citizens detained in Libya; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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