[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 175 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H7713-H7714]
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. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
             Meehan, and Mr. Pierluisi):
       H.R. 3433. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide transparency and require certain standards in the 
     award of Federal grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. McCOLLUM (for herself and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 3434. A bill to authorize a replacement for the lift 
     bridge in Stillwater, Minnesota with necessary taxpayer 
     protection measures to promote fiscal responsibility; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. 
             Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Hahn, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Matsui, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Norton, 
             Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Honda, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Scott of 
             Virginia, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Moore, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baca, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             DeGette, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 3435. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in 
     the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 3436. A bill to expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area 
     in the State of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic 
     river designations in the Rogue River area, and to provide 
     additional protections for Rogue River tributaries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Watt, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Moore, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
             Ms. Fudge, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Clarke of Michigan, Ms. Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cleaver, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Farr, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Richardson, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Meeks, Ms. 
             Edwards, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
             Richmond, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             Fattah):
       H.R. 3437. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide for 
     fellowships to conduct research and education on the 
     eradication of world hunger and malnutrition, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 3438. A bill to require the Department of Defense to 
     meet the annual goal for participation in procurement 
     contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans with service-connected disabilities; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, 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. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 3439. A bill to require the President to impose 
     sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct 
     transactions with the Central Bank of Iran if the President 
     determines that the Central Bank of Iran has engaged in 
     certain transactions relating to the proliferation of 
     chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or support for acts 
     of international terrorism; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Akin, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Hultgren, and Mr. Walsh of Illinois):
       H.R. 3440. A bill to provide for certain oversight and 
     approval on any decisions to close National Monument land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to 
     recreational shooting, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:
       H.R. 3441. A bill to repeal the Department of Energy's 
     weatherization assistance program; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee of Texas, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3442. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to payment for partial 
     hospitalization services under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. KINGSTON (for himself and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 3443. A bill to reform the H-2A program for 
     nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself and Mr. Westmoreland):
       H.R. 3444. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK:
       H.R. 3445. A bill to provide priority consideration to 
     local educational agencies that establish high quality 
     entrepreneurship education programs for secondary schools, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Holt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 3446. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect 
     to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a 
     lease for production of oil or natural gas under which 
     production is not occurring, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H.R. 3447. A bill to require proprietary institutions of 
     higher education to derive not less than 10 percent of such 
     institutions' revenues from sources other than veterans' 
     education benefits or funds provided under title IV of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. Carney, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       H.R. 3448. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for dividends received from a 
     controlled foreign corporation by any corporation that has 
     increased wages or placed property in service for the year; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Critz, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Kissell):
       H.R. 3449. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     develop a defense supply chain and industrial base strategy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3450. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to assist 
     communities in complying with environmental requirements, to 
     authorize the use of penalty amounts collected under laws 
     administered by the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     finance the grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. Sablan, Mr. 
             Pierluisi, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Wilson of 
             Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Butterfield, Mr.

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             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Richardson):
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution honoring Brigadier 
     General Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, the first African-
     American woman to hold the rank of General in the United 
     States Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. GRAVES of Missouri:
       H. Res. 468. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of a ``Small Business Saturday'' and supporting 
     efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned 
     small businesses; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
       H. Res. 469. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act is unconstitutional; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, and 
     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.

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