[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H6341-H6342]
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. LARSON of Connecticut (by request):
       H.R. 12. A bill to provide tax relief for American workers 
     and businesses, to put workers back on the job while 
     rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways 
     back to work for Americans looking for jobs; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small 
     Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and 
     the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, House 
     Administration, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Rules, 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 Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California):
       H.R. 2981. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate the 1-year deadline for application for 
     asylum in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Aderholt, 
             Ms. Richardson, Mr. Long, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 2982. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include human trafficking as a 
     part 1 violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne 
     Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPITO:
       H.R. 2983. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
     offshore oil and gas leasing, to deposit use revenues from 
     such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the 
     Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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 Ms. Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 2984. A bill to designate certain Federal lands within 
     the Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Petit Manan 
     National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Maine Coastal Islands 
     National Wildlife Refuge Complex, in Lincoln County, Hancock 
     County, and Washington County, Maine, as wilderness; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKIN (for himself and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 2985. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue, upon 
     request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 2986. A bill to expand the Officer Next Door and 
     Teacher Next Door initiatives of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development to include fire fighters and rescue 
     personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 2987. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 
     1988 to further enhance the promotion of exports of United 
     States goods and services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BERMAN:
       H.R. 2988. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 
     1988 to enhance awareness of export promotion activities with 
     respect to clean energy and environmental products and 
     services of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Tiberi, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 2989. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts 
     from the tax on foreign investments in United States real 
     property interests, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2990. A bill to create a full employment economy as a 
     matter of national economic defense; to provide for public 
     investment in capital infrastructure; to provide for reducing 
     the cost of public investment; to retire public debt; to 
     stabilize the Social Security retirement system; to restore 
     the authority of Congress to create and regulate money, 
     modernize and provide stability for the monetary system of 
     the United States; and for other public purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CULBERSON:
       H.R. 2991. A bill to disapprove of a certain sentencing 
     guideline amendment submitted by the United States Sentencing 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, 
             Mr. Forbes, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Camp, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Carter, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to provide Taiwan with critically needed 
     United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen 
     its

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     self-defense capability against the increasing military 
     threat from China; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mrs. Hartzler, and Mr. Luetkemeyer):
       H.R. 2993. A bill to direct the Chief of the Army Corps of 
     Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in 
     the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water 
     Control Manual; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 2994. A bill to promote marine and hydrokinetic 
     renewable energy research and development, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     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.
           By Mr. KEATING:
       H.R. 2995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for hiring post 9-11 veterans; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KISSELL (for himself and Mr. Roe of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2996. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period of time in which the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs presumes the service-connection of certain 
     disabilities of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, 
     Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or 
     Operation New Dawn, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LONG (for himself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Akin, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Carter, 
             Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Harris, Mr. 
             Terry, and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2997. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Responsive Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 
     (``Superfund'') to provide that manure is not considered a 
     hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. McCAUL (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. King of New York, 
             and Mr. Olson):
       H.R. 2998. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the delegation by the United States of inspection, 
     certification, and related services to a foreign 
     classification society that provides comparable services to 
     Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 2999. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the 
     Duwamish Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Sessions, 
             and Mr. Fleming):
       H.R. 3000. A bill to provide for incentives to encourage 
     health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, 
     the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House 
     Administration, Appropriations, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, and 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. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Grimm):
       H.R. 3001. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and 
     heroic actions during the Holocaust; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3002. A bill to make local funds of the District of 
     Columbia for fiscal year 2012 available for use by the 
     District at the beginning of the fiscal year at the rate of 
     operations provided under the local budget act for such 
     fiscal year if the regular District of Columbia appropriation 
     bill for such fiscal year does not become law prior to the 
     beginning of such fiscal year; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Baca, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Yoder, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. 
             Dold, Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr. Schock, 
             and Ms. Matsui):
       H.R. 3003. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Dr. Balazs ``Ernie'' Bodai in recognition of his many 
     outstanding contributions to the Nation, including a tireless 
     commitment to breast cancer research; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 3004. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 260 California Drive in 
     Yountville, California, as the ``Private First Class 
     Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building``; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 3005. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for 
     disaster relief for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, 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. WELCH (for himself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 3006. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets and 
     excessive speculative position limits on energy contracts, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YARMUTH:
       H.R. 3007. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish and carry out a direct 
     lending program for small business concerns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.

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