[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 105 (Thursday, July 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H5084-H5086]
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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. HANNA (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Cardoza, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Issa, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Polis, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Carney, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Deutch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Rooney, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kinzinger 
             of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schock, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Donnelly of 
             Indiana, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Neal, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Kline, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Long, Mr. 
             Harper, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Kissell, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Sires, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Lujan, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop of

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             New York, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Reed, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Schrader, 
             Mr. Walden, Mr. Wu, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
             Kelly, Mr. Marino, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Platts, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Cuellar, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Gohmert, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Matheson, Mr. Hurt, Mr. Moran, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Mr. Welch, Mr. Inslee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Lummis, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
             Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Critz, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, Ms. Hochul, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Austria, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. 
             Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Mrs. Bono Mack, Ms. Chu, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. McCarthy of California, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Courtney, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Rivera, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Southerland, 
             Mr. West, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Barrow, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Labrador, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Dold, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Bucshon, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Landry, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bartlett, Ms. 
             Edwards, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Peterson, Mr. 
             Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Palazzo, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             McHenry, Mr. Watt, Mr. Berg, Mr. Bass of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Lance, Mr. Runyan, Ms. 
             Buerkle, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Gibson, Mr. 
             Grimm, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Boren, Mr. Cole, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Dent, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Duffy, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ribble, Mr. McKinley, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Denham, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Pence, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Davis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Gibbs, Mrs. Schmidt, 
             Mr. Stivers, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Reichert, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Heck, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Conaway, 
             Mr. Flores, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Olson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Latta, and Mr. Baca):
       H.R. 2527. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National 
     Baseball Hall of Fame; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 (for himself and Mr. 
             Reichert):
       H.R. 2528. A bill to rescind the authority of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to develop a return-free tax system; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Latta, Mr. Tiberi, 
             Mr. Austria, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Jones, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Sullivan, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Posey, and Mrs. Ellmers):
       H.R. 2529. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act to repeal distributions for medicine 
     qualified only if for prescribed drug or insulin; 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. MICHAUD (for himself and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 2530. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for 
     reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs for nursing home care provided to veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ:
       H.R. 2531. A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     repeal the National Historical Publications and Records 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Mr. King of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2532. A bill to permit certain members of the United 
     States Secret Service and certain members of the United 
     States Secret Service Uniformed Division who were appointed 
     in 1984, 1985, or 1986 to elect to be covered under the 
     District of Columbia Police and Firefighter Retirement and 
     Disability System in the same manner as members appointed 
     prior to 1984; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 
     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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Coble, and Mr. Cohen):
       H.R. 2533. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States 
     Code with respect to proper venue for cases filed by 
     corporations under chapter 11 of title 11 of such Code; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOWDY (for himself and Mr. Southerland):
       H.R. 2534. A bill to provide that the public debt limit 
     shall not affect timely payment of certain Social Security, 
     public debt, defense, veterans, and Medicare obligations; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Bass of California, Mr. Sires, and Mr. Tonko):
       H.R. 2535. A bill to require financial literacy and 
     economic education counseling for student borrowers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2536. A bill to provide, develop, and support 21st 
     century readiness initiatives that assist students in 
     acquiring the skills necessary to think critically and solve 
     problems, be an effective communicator, collaborate with 
     others, and learn to create and innovate; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Moore, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2537. A bill to provide grants to cities with high 
     unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and 
     economic development programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial 
     Services, 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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cardoza, and Mr. 
             Denham):
       H.R. 2538. A bill to amend the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 to authorize assignment to States of 
     Federal agency environmental review responsibilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 2539. A bill to establish a competitive grant program 
     for youth summer job placement; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 2540. A bill to direct the Attorney General to 
     establish and operate a toll-free nationwide telephone 
     hotline through which individuals may obtain information on 
     voting in elections for Federal office and report information 
     on problems encountered in voting in such elections, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, 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. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. Schrader, Mr. 
             Michaud,

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             Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Pingree of Maine, and Mr. 
             Walden):
       H.R. 2541. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities 
     from national pollutant discharge elimination system 
     permitting requirements; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
             Sires):
       H.R. 2542. A bill to withhold twenty percent of United 
     States assessed and voluntary contributions to the 
     Organization of American States (OAS) for every permanent 
     council meeting that takes place where Article 20 of the 
     Inter-American Charter is not invoked with regard to 
     Venezuela's recent constitutional reforms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Moore, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Towns, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Lee of California, and Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 2543. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion 
     services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2544. A bill to increase the statutory limit on the 
     public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected 
     medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Ms. Foxx):
       H.R. 2545. A bill to clarify the application of the Small 
     Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to the Internal 
     Revenue Service, to require the Service to convene a 
     regulatory review panel for certain rules, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2546. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to promulgate regulations on the management of medical 
     waste; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Moran, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Holt, Mr. Israel, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Castor of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Farr, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Pingree of Maine, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Polis, Mr. Langevin, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2547. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
             Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Schilling, Mr. Dold, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Quigley, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
             Johnson of Illinois):
       H.R. 2548. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6310 North University Street 
     in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan 
     Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Courtney, and 
             Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 2549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a business credit for donations for vocational 
     educational purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution welcoming the 
     independence of the Republic of South Sudan, congratulating 
     the people of South Sudan for freely and peacefully 
     expressing their will through an internationally accepted 
     referendum, and calling on the Governments and people of 
     Sudan and South Sudan to peacefully resolve outstanding 
     issues including the final status of Abyei; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 350. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H. Res. 351. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States Postal Service 
     should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research 
     relating to Alzheimer's disease; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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