[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 143 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H6455-H6456]
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. MARCHANT:
       H.R. 3038. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve 
     applications submitted by airport operators for participation 
     in the security screening opt-out program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. HECK (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Amodei, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
             Posey):
       H.R. 3039. A bill to promote job creation in the United 
     States by directing the Secretary of State to address 
     inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage 
     overseas business and leisure travel to the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Gardner, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 3040. A bill to help fulfill the Federal mandate to 
     provide higher educational opportunities for Native American 
     Indians; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. COOPER (for himself, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Paul, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3041. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees 
     to which State and local governments are a party, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARLETTA (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Marino, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Platts):
       H.R. 3042. A bill to provide for low interest loans for 
     small businesses in major disaster areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Pence, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Guinta, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
             Palazzo, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. McCarthy of 
             California, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mrs. Lummis):
       H.R. 3043. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reduce the 
     discretionary spending limit for fiscal year 2013 and 2014 to 
     the fiscal year 2012 level; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. CANSECO (for himself, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Bachus, and Mrs. Capito):
       H.R. 3044. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the Office of 
     Financial Research; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. CANSECO (for himself and Mr. Garrett):
       H.R. 3045. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Commodity Exchange Act, and the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to ensure that pension plans 
     can use swaps to hedge risks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Education and the Workforce, and Financial 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. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia, Mr. Carter, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Courtney, and 
             Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 3046. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by 
     a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State 
     license or certification required by reason of a permanent 
     change in the duty station of such member to another State; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COHEN:
       H.R. 3047. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Michaud):
       H.R. 3048. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a look back rule in the case of federally 
     declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes 
     of the child tax credit and the earned income credit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 3049. A bill to restore growth, spur job creation, 
     build momentum toward economic recovery for border 
     communities and the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Small Business, Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Flake, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Harper):
       H.R. 3050. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the requirement that States spend a certain amount 
     of their funds for transportation enhancement activities; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Cleaver, and Mr. Meeks):
       H.R. 3051. A bill to abolish the death penalty under 
     Federal law; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mrs. McMorris 
             Rodgers, and Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 3052. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the exception to the treatment of consolidated 
     groups under the personal holding company rules; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Clarke of Michigan, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Grijalva, and Mr. Quigley):
       H.R. 3053. A bill to eliminate discrimination in the law 
     for those who have tested positive for HIV, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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, Ms. Jackson Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Moore, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Honda, and Mr. 
             Cohen):
       H.R. 3054. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate 
     community violence by providing education, mentoring, and 
     counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, 
     families, and community leaders on the principles and 
     practice of nonviolence; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 3055. A bill to establish a National Parents Corps 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Meeks, Mr. Filner, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Moore, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Honda, and Mr. 
             Cohen):
       H.R. 3056. A bill to authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly 
     Exchange Initiative focusing

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     on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LONG (for himself, Mr. Nunnelee, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Akin, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Chandler, 
             Mr. Critz, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stark, Mr. Carnahan, and 
             Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 3057. A bill to prevent the evasion of antidumping and 
     countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LONG (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Marino, and Mr. McCaul):
       H.R. 3058. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to permit a class deviation to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation to support domestic emergency 
     operations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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. McCAUL (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Burgess, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Kelly, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Mr. Towns, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cuellar, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Olson, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Rogers of 
             Alabama, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 3059. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the priority review voucher incentive 
     program relating to tropical and rare pediatric diseases; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3060. A bill to make supplemental appropriations to 
     provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2012, and to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to extend and modify payroll tax forgiveness; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations, 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Andrews, 
             and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3061. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time 
     period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, and Mr. Long):
       H.R. 3062. A bill to establish a program for dairy 
     producers under which producers can offset reductions in 
     producer income when the margin between milk prices and feed 
     costs is less than a specified amount, to establish a dairy 
     market stabilization program for producers participating in 
     the margin protection program, to provide for the amendment 
     of Federal milk marketing orders, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 3063. A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 to provide for an additional 
     allocation of funds to the insular areas; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Ms. Richardson):
       H.R. 3064. A bill to provide for improvements in the 
     Federal hiring process, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHULER (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cardoza, 
             Mr. Costa, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Mr. Holden, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boren, 
             Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Kissell, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Kind, Mr. Harris, 
             Mr. Conaway, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Critz, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Benishek, 
             Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Austria, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Kline, and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 3065. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional 
     or expanded public target ranges in certain States; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources, 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. TERRY:
       H.R. 3066. A bill to preserve the companionship services 
     exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHILLING:
       H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution prohibiting the 
     House or Senate from adjourning for a period of more than 3 
     days during a fiscal year unless the House involved has 
     adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal 
     year and has approved legislation to provide funding for the 
     operations of the government for the entire fiscal year; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Polis):
       H. Res. 415. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the month of October 2011 as National 
     Principals Month; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. McCOTTER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Jones, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H. Res. 416. A resolution condemning Communist China's 
     discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and 
     execution of its prisoners of conscience, and supporting the 
     Tuidang movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties 
     to the Chinese Communist Party; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.

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