[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H3682-H3683]
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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Paulsen, 
             Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Crowley, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Herger, and Mr. Reichert):
       H.R. 1978. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return 
     information for the purpose of missing or exploited children 
     investigations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1979. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired 
     pay and veterans' disability compensation to include 
     additional chapter 61 disability retirees, to coordinate 
     eligibility for combat-related special compensation and 
     concurrent receipt, to eliminate the reduction of SBP 
     survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation, 
     and to enhance the ability of members of the reserve 
     components who serve on active duty or perform active service 
     to receive credit for such service in determining eligibility 
     for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. RUNYAN (for himself, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Guinta, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lance, Mr. Grimm, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Flores, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. 
             Kissell, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Turner, Mr. Critz, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Roe 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             McCotter):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to authorize the Gold Star Mothers 
     National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument 
     in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz):
       H.R. 1981. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to child pornography and child exploitation 
     offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 1982. A bill to provide a Federal tax exemption for 
     forest conservation bonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to provide for the rescheduling of 
     marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance 
     with the laws of the various States; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     allow States to certify a business as legitimate for purposes 
     of a financial institution's suspicious activity reporting 
     requirements, facilitate unambiguous compliance of such 
     businesses with State law, and provide regulatory relief for 
     financial institutions; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. Paul, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for expenses in connection with the 
     trade or business of selling marijuana intended for patients 
     for medical purposes pursuant to State law; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Yarmuth, 
             Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Boustany, and Mr. Scalise):
       H.R. 1986. A bill to exempt the natural aging process in 
     the determination of the production period for distilled 
     spirits under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1987. A bill to amend the Securities Investor 
     Protection Act of 1970 to provide insurance coverage for 
     certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself and Ms. 
             Schwartz):
       H.R. 1988. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Appropriations, 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. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1989. A bill to withdraw certain Federal lands and 
     interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, 
     from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1990. A bill to expand the boundary of Saguaro 
     National Park, to study additional land for future 
     adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1991. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of 
     the reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 1992. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow Indian tribes to transfer the credit for 
     electricity produced from renewable resources; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Ms. Berkley, and Mr. 
             McKinley):
       H.R. 1993. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify timing rules for determining gross income with 
     respect to certain construction contracts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Tonko):
       H.R. 1994. A bill to improve foreign language instruction; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. Courtney):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to establish an Office of Specialized 
     Instructional Support in the Department of Education and to 
     provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce 
     barriers to learning; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Denham, Mr. 
             Conaway, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Nunes, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Lamborn, 
             Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 1996. A bill to amend titles 5 and 28, United States 
     Code, with respect to the award of fees and other expenses in 
     cases brought against agencies of the United States, to 
     require the Administrative Conference of the United States to 
     compile, and make publically available, certain data relating 
     to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Latta, and Mr. Shuler):
       H.R. 1997. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to ensure that amounts are made available 
     for projects to provide recreational public access, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1998. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to impose a tax 
     on income

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     earned as a professional athlete by nonresidents of the 
     District; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. TURNER:
       H.R. 1999. A bill to provide procedures for the selection 
     of the Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:
       H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
     participation of the United States in the provision by the 
     International Monetary Fund of a multibillion dollar funding 
     package for the European Union, until the member states of 
     the European Union comply with the economic requirements of 
     membership in the European Union; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 278. A resolution electing Chaplain of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CHANDLER:
       H. Res. 279. A resolution raising awareness of the risk of 
     internal bleeding for patients taking anti-coagulant drugs; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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