[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 149 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H6671-H6672]
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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3114. A bill to provide grants for Civic Justice Corps 
     programs for court-involved, previously incarcerated, and 
     otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado:
       H.R. 3115. A bill to prohibit non-security assistance to 
     Pakistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Daniel E. 
             Lungren of California, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Long, Mr. Marino, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Rigell, 
             Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Turner of New York):
       H.R. 3116. A bill to authorize certain programs of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 3117. A bill to grant the Secretary of the Interior 
     permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic 
     duck stamps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FARENTHOLD (for himself, Mr. Flores, Mr. Coffman 
             of Colorado, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Paul, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
             Nunnelee, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 3118. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to revisit the universal service support program 
     under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce 
     waste, fraud, and abuse, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself and Mr. 
             Gutierrez):
       H.R. 3119. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to remove the per-country limitation on employment-based 
     immigrant visas, to adjust the per-country limitation on 
     family-sponsored immigrant visas, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California:
       H.R. 3120. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to require accreditation of certain educational 
     institutions for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 3121. A bill to require congressional approval for 
     certain obligations exceeding $100,000,000; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. HANNA (for himself and Ms. Edwards):
       H.R. 3122. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to establish procedures to advance the use of cleaner 
     construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public 
     transportation construction projects, to make the acquisition 
     and installation of emission control technology an eligible 
     expense in carrying out such projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Reichert, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 3123. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow for annual elections to accelerate AMT credits 
     in lieu of bonus depreciation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Towns, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Lynch, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Braley of Iowa, 
             Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, 
             and Ms. Speier):
       H.R. 3124. A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act to increase the transparency of Federal advisory 
     committees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 3125. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     guarantees for debt issued by or on behalf of State 
     catastrophe insurance programs to assist in the financial 
     recovery from earthquakes, earthquake-induced landslides, 
     volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 3126. A bill to require certain standards and 
     enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in 
     residential programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. POSEY (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Flores, and 
             Mr. Mulvaney):
       H.R. 3127. A bill to prohibit the payment of death 
     gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Hayworth, and Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York):
       H.R. 3128. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the date on 
     which consolidated assets are determined for purposes of 
     exempting certain instruments of smaller institutions from 
     capital deductions; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 3129. A bill to establish the Family Foreclosure 
     Rescue Corporation to provide emergency relief to refinance 
     home mortgages of homeowners in foreclosure or default; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services, 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. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jones, Mr. Huizenga of 
             Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Johnson of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Austria, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Bucshon, 
             Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Ellmers, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Harris, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Long, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Fleming):
       H.R. 3130. A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion 
     receive an ultrasound and an opportunity to review the 
     ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an 
     abortion; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Engel, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Carter, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             Mr. Grimm, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rothman of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. Sires):

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       H.R. 3131. A bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
     submit a report on whether any support organization that 
     participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza 
     flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist 
     organization and any actions taken by the Department of State 
     to express gratitude to the government of Greece for 
     preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in 
     contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. CHU:
       H.R. 3132. A bill to extend the authorization period for 
     certain uses of funds from the San Gabriel Basin Restoration 
     Fund; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. DAVIS of California:
       H.R. 3133. A bill to amend titles 28 and 10, United States 
     Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied 
     relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Ms. Moore):
       H.R. 3134. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to include providing diapers and 
     diapering supplies among the activities for which funds may 
     be employed to improve the quality of and access to child 
     care; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Huelskamp, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             Yoder, Mr. Amash, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Flores, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cole, Mr. Ribble, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gosar, 
             Mr. Ross of Florida, Ms. Jenkins, and Mr. Berg):
       H.R. 3135. A bill to amend the provisions of title 40, 
     United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to 
     raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the 
     prevailing wage requirements of such provisions; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 3136. A bill to provide for rates of pay for Members 
     of Congress to be adjusted as a function of changes in 
     Government spending; to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. GARRETT:
       H.R. 3137. A bill to permit small business concerns 
     operating in the United States to elect to be exempt from 
     certain Federal rules and regulations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California (for herself, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Dingell, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Richardson, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Filner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
             Welch, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 3138. A bill to amend the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act to specify a cost sharing 
     requirement and to provide for a report to Congress; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3139. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds 
     in the District of Columbia by property and casualty 
     insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims 
     arising from natural catastrophic events; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 3140. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
     prioritize the assignment of officers and analysts to certain 
     State and urban area fusion centers to enhance the security 
     of mass transit systems; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Davis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 3141. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects 
     for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3142. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game 
     meat; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.J. Res. 80. A joint resolution limiting the issuance of a 
     letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of 
     defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of 
     Bahrain; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H. Res. 426. A resolution recognizing the impact of Mr. 
     Hulbert James on politics, urban development, and New York 
     City, and paying tribute to Mr. James for his lifetime of 
     public service; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger):
       H. Res. 427. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of Red Ribbon Week; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pierluisi, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Moran, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Grimm):
       H. Res. 428. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     acknowledging the contributions of Dominican-Americans to the 
     United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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