[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H8259-H8261]
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                      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 Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Mulvaney, and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 3575. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish joint resolutions on the budget, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, 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. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 3576. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish spending 
     limits and deficit control; to the Committee on the Budget, 
     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. RIBBLE (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Guinta, and 
             Mr. Lankford):
       H.R. 3577. A bill to establish biennial budgets for the 
     United States Government; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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. WOODALL (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hensarling,

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             Mr. Young of Indiana, Mrs. Black, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 3578. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget 
     baseline; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Rokita, Mrs. Black, and Mr. 
             Stutzman):
       H.R. 3579. A bill to require greater accountability in 
     spending in direct spending programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Rules, Education and the Workforce, and 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. MULVANEY (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, and Mr. Lankford):
       H.R. 3580. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for long-
     term budgeting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 
     Agriculture, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and 
     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. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, and Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 3581. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase 
     transparency in Federal budgeting, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. 
             Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Chaffetz, and 
             Mr. Stutzman):
       H.R. 3582. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of 
     legislation; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. Black, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Bucshon):
       H.R. 3583. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for automatic continuing resolutions; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Deutch):
       H.R. 3584. A bill to authorize the United States Postal 
     Service to co-locate post offices at retail facilities and 
     municipal buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3585. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require personal disclosure statements in all 
     third-party communications advocating the election or defeat 
     of a candidate, to require the disclosure of identifying 
     information within communications made through the Internet, 
     to apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone 
     calls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 3586. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     limit the liability of health care professionals who 
     volunteer to provide health care services in response to a 
     disaster; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. BILBRAY (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 3587. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the application of Medicaid prompt pay 
     requirement to claims for payment for covered items and 
     services furnished by any Medicaid health care entity; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Chaffetz):
       H.R. 3588. A bill to require the proposal for debarment 
     from contracting with the Federal Government of persons 
     violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 3589. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2012 and 2013 for the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, and 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Honda, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Polis):
       H.R. 3590. A bill to allow certain Indonesian citizens to 
     file a motion to reopen their asylum claims; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 3591. A bill to recalculate and restore retirement 
     annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, 
     eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal 
     Service pre-fund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits 
     Fund, place restrictions on the closure of postal facilities, 
     create incentives for innovation for the United States Postal 
     Service, to maintain levels of postal service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 3592. A bill to provide that the Postal Service may 
     not close any post office which results in more than 10 miles 
     distance (as measured on roads with year-round access) 
     between any 2 post offices; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Ms. HAYWORTH (for herself, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Grimm, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Hanna, Ms. Buerkle, Ms. Hochul, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 3593. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 787 State Route 17M in 
     Monroe, New York, as the ``National Clandestine Service of 
     the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David 
     Wenzel Memorial Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Huelskamp, 
             Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
             King of Iowa, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, 
             Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, and Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 3594. A bill to express the sense of the Congress that 
     the United States should not adopt any treaty that poses a 
     threat to national sovereignty or abridges any rights 
     guaranteed by the United States Constitution, such as the 
     right to keep and bear arms, and to withhold funding from the 
     United Nations unless the President certifies that the United 
     Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to 
     restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of 
     individuals in the United States to keep and bear arms, or 
     abridge any of the other constitutionally protected rights of 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida:
       H.R. 3595. A bill to establish a mandatory mediation 
     process for servicers of residential mortgages and borrowers; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. McKinley, 
             Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3596. A bill to require a publicly available a list of 
     all employers that relocate a call center overseas and to 
     make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or 
     guaranteed loans and to require disclosure of the physical 
     location of business agents engaging in customer service 
     communications; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform, Armed Services, and 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. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 3597. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to 10 institutions of higher education for the 
     expansion of master's degree in physical education programs 
     that emphasize technology and innovative teaching practices; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 3598. A bill to prohibit fees with respect to 
     electronic benefit transfer debit cards used in connection 
     with unemployment compensation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Berkley, 
             and Mr. Matheson):
       H.R. 3599. A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools 
     and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, to provide full 
     funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. JONES (for himself and Mr. Cleaver):

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       H.R. 3600. A bill to restore the Free Speech and First 
     Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by 
     repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself and Mr. Farenthold):
       H.R. 3601. A bill to amend title III of the Social Security 
     Act to require a substance abuse risk assessment and targeted 
     drug testing as a condition for the receipt of unemployment 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 3602. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that an employee or Member who dies within the 2-year 
     notification period with respect to a survivor annuity shall 
     be presumed to have elected to provide a former spouse with 
     such an annuity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Administration, 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. ROTHMAN of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3603. A bill to authorize 150,000 incremental vouchers 
     for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 to help meet the housing 
     needs of low-income families; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3604. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of lands to 
     Alaska Native veterans; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, and Mr. 
             Whitfield):
       H. Res. 485. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the declassification of 
     information related to missing and unaccounted-for members of 
     the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H. Res. 486. A resolution electing a Member to a certain 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself and Mr. Hanna):
       H. Res. 488. A resolution honoring Americans who served as 
     volunteers for the United States Office of Civilian Defense 
     during World War II; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LAMBORN:
       H. Res. 489. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of 
     Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate 
     Christmas; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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