[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 188 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H8317-H8318]
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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 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. McCotter):
       H.R. 3605. A bill to prevent United States businesses from 
     cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the 
     Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to 
     fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to 
     promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to restore 
     public confidence in the integrity of United States 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, 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. FINCHER (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
             Renacci, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
             Crawford, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Austin Scott 
             of Georgia, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Himes, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Grimm, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hensarling, and Ms. 
             Eshoo):
       H.R. 3606. A bill to increase American job creation and 
     economic growth by improving access to the public capital 
     markets for emerging growth companies; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 3607. A bill to establish a program to improve freight 
     mobility in the United States, to establish the National 
     Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
             Lummis, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Flores, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Pence, Mr. Reichert, Ms. Herrera 
             Beutler, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. 
             Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             King of Iowa):
       H.R. 3608. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of 
     Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to 
     prohibit certain employees of the Transportation Security 
     Administration from using the title of ``officer'' and from 
     wearing uniforms and carrying badges resembling those of law 
     enforcement officers; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Gerlach, 
             and Mrs. Blackburn):
       H.R. 3609. A bill to provide taxpayers with an annual 
     report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for 
     improvements for Government programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Wilson of South

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             Carolina, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Gowdy, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Heck, 
             and Mr. Kelly):
       H.R. 3610. A bill to consolidate and streamline redundant 
     and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to 
     increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, 
     and put Americans back to work; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, Veterans' Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, 
     the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, 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. HECK (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Kelly):
       H.R. 3611. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to increase business engagement and improve training 
     opportunities for occupations that are in-demand in order to 
     get Americans back to work; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Rehberg):
       H.R. 3612. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain 
     veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of 
     Vietnam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Kissell, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Moore, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 3613. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to allow for fair application of the exceptions 
     process for drugs in tiers in formularies in prescription 
     drug plans under Medicare part D; 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mr. Hinojosa, and 
             Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 3614. A bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education 
     Through Technology Act of 2001; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 3615. A bill to amend title III of the Social Security 
     Act to require States to implement a drug testing program for 
     applicants for and recipients of unemployment compensation; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERG:
       H.R. 3616. A bill to provide that the rules of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency entitled ``National Emission 
     Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating 
     Internal Combustion Engines'' have no force or effect with 
     respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition 
     reciprocating internal combustion engines operated to 
     generate electricity for emergency or demand response 
     purposes, or for the purpose of operating a water pump; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CLARKE of New York:
       H.R. 3617. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to require States receiving funds under section 
     106 of such Act to have in effect a State law providing for a 
     criminal penalty on a person who has knowledge of child abuse 
     or neglect, but fails to report such abuse or neglect to a 
     law enforcement official or child protective services; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Honda, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
             Richmond, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Watt):
       H.R. 3618. A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law 
     enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ELLISON (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 3619. A bill to permanently extend the Protecting 
     Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 and establish a private 
     right of action to enforce compliance with such Act; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 3620. A bill to amend title IX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of 
     maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by 
     developing a maternity care quality measurement program, 
     evaluating maternity care home models, and supporting 
     maternity care quality collaboratives; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISRAEL:
       H.R. 3621. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain adjustable metal lighting fixtures; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 3622. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide comprehensive cancer patient 
     treatment education under the Medicare program and to provide 
     for research to improve cancer symptom management; 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. LATTA (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 3623. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the congressional Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for 
     actions behind enemy lines during World War II while a member 
     of the United States Navy and the Office of Strategic 
     Services; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MICHAUD:
       H.R. 3624. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain 
     guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and 
     default aversion services for borrowers and potential 
     borrowers of Federal Direct Loans under the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 3625. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to authorize and support the creation of 
     cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment 
     materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services through the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the dissemination of such materials and 
     resources by State educational agencies to identify more at-
     risk families; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Welch, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 3626. A bill to provide level funding for the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Program; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on 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. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 3627. A bill to provide States with incentives to 
     require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, 
     and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at 
     schools; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Landry, 
             Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Richmond):
       H.R. 3628. A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance 
     Program until May 31, 2012; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 3629. A bill to require retail establishments that use 
     mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that 
     effect; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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