[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 106 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H5124-H5126]
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. BOREN (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 2550. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the transfer of entitlement to educational 
     assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs

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     by deceased members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRENSHAW:
       H.R. 2551. A bill making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for 
     other purposes.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 2552. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     change the state of mind requirement for certain identity 
     theft offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 2553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Chu, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Speier, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 2554. A bill to prohibit firearms trafficking; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Langevin, 
             Ms. Richardson, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Holt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. 
             Cicilline):
       H.R. 2555. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older 
     buildings, including owner-occupied residences; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 2556. A bill to suspend the issuance of visas to 
     nationals of Brazil until such time as Brazil amends its laws 
     to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of 
     Brazil to other countries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Holden, and Mr. Gibson):
       H.R. 2557. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. Langevin, and Mr. 
             Engel):
       H.R. 2558. A bill to modify the definition of children's 
     hospital for purposes of making payments to children's 
     hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and 
             Mr. Rooney):
       H.R. 2559. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to homeless veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Ribble, 
             Mr. Jordan, Mr. Pence, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rigell, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Ross of 
             Florida, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Benishek, Mr. West, Mr. Harper, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. 
             Womack, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Walsh of 
             Illinois, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Stutzman, 
             Mr. Flores, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Southerland, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Price 
             of Georgia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Amash, Mr. Huelskamp, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Renacci, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Wilson of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Quayle, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Webster, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Landry, Mr. Long, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Bishop of Utah, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Schilling, Ms. Granger, Mr. Austria, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Austin Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Yoder, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Issa, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Pompeo, Mrs. 
             Black, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Garrett, and Mr. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 2560. A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal 
     budget; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Rules, 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. GOSAR:
       H.R. 2561. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1 Warrior Drive in Tuba 
     City, Arizona, as the ``Lori Piestewa Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Pearce):
       H.R. 2562. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     take immediate action to recover ecologically and 
     economically from a catastrophic wildfire in the States of 
     Arizona and New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 2563. A bill to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as 
     part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain 
     private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to better protect, serve, and advance the 
     rights of victims of elder abuse and exploitation by 
     establishing a program to encourage States and other 
     qualified entities to create jobs designed to hold offenders 
     accountable, enhance the capacity of the justice system to 
     investigate, pursue, and prosecute elder abuse cases, 
     identify existing resources to leverage to the extent 
     possible, and assure data collection, research, and 
     evaluation to promote the efficacy and efficiency of the 
     activities described in this Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 2566. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish and collect fees for inspections of Outer 
     Continental Shelf facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cohen, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Lee, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Baca, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of 
     dismissal for drug offenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Diaz-
             Balart):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury 
     from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with 
     respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 2569. A bill to make the Internal Revenue Service Free 
     File Program permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHILLING (for himself and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 2570. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the permanent and expanded authority for Army 
     industrial facilities to enter into certain cooperative 
     arrangements with non-Army entities; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 2571. A bill to provide the Director of the 
     Congressional Research Service with the authority to obtain 
     information directly from agencies of the Federal government; 
     to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 2572. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     deter public corruption, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Royce, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Rivera, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Poe of Texas, 
             Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Forbes, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Baca, and Mr. 
             Kelly):

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       H. Res. 352. A resolution calling for a peaceful and 
     collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in 
     the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas 
     adjacent to the East Asian mainland; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, 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. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Speier, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Bishop of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Filner, and 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana):
       H. Res. 353. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on Nelson Mandela International Day; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. MATHESON (for himself and Ms. Berkley):
       H. Res. 354. A resolution congratulating the staff, 
     community, and patrons of the Utah Shakespeare Festival on 
     the festival's 50th anniversary; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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