[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 191 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H8879-H8880]
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. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 3638. A bill to create American jobs and reduce the 
     deficit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, 
     Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, 
     Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, 
     Veterans' Affairs, the Budget, Armed Services, and 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. NUGENT:
       H.R. 3639. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to require federally elected officials to place their 
     stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of 
     securities in a blind trust; 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. DENHAM (for himself and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 3640. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire not more than 18 acres of land and 
     interests in land in Mariposa, California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself and Mr. Denham):
       H.R. 3641. A bill to establish Pinnacles National Park in 
     the State of California as a unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and 
             Ms. Edwards):
       H.R. 3642. A bill to amend the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology to document 
     operational requirements, assist with national voluntary 
     consensus standards, and conduct technology research to 
     advance a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband 
     network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology, 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. COOPER:
       H.R. 3643. A bill to provide that Members of Congress may 
     not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which 
     Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget and passed the regular appropriations bills; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GARRETT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Hensarling, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. 
             Biggert, and Mrs. Capito):
       H.R. 3644. A bill to increase standardization, 
     transparency, and to ensure the rule of law in the mortgage-
     backed security system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.

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             Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Murphy 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Holden, Mr. Critz, and Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3645. A bill to require consideration of the impacts 
     of a public interest waiver from the Buy America requirement 
     on domestic manufacturing employment for certain 
     transportation provisions; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jones, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Israel, Mr. Peters, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Courtney, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Critz, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 3646. A bill to require foreign manufacturers of 
     products imported into the United States to establish 
     registered agents in the United States who are authorized to 
     accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Critz, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 3647. A bill to improve transparency and 
     accountability in the waiver process of the Buy America 
     requirement for certain transportation provisions; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself and Mr. Landry):
       H.R. 3648. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 to ensure that annual expenditures from the 
     Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to pay for operation and 
     maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible 
     harbor projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BACA:
       H.R. 3649. A bill to expand the Officer Next Door and 
     Teacher Next Door initiatives of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development to include fire fighters and rescue 
     personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 3650. A bill to prohibit institutions of higher 
     education and nonprofit organizations that fail to report 
     incidents of sexual abuse of a minor from receiving Federal 
     funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 3651. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     exempt certain creditors from the escrow account requirement 
     for higher-priced mortgage loans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. DesJARLAIS:
       H.R. 3652. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to repeal the authority to make performance-based bonus 
     payments to States; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Neal, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3653. A bill to establish a commission to develop a 
     national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities 
     resulting from child abuse and neglect; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. HOCHUL:
       H.R. 3654. A bill to adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call 
     centers to receive and respond to emergency text messages, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Hensarling, and Mrs. Bachmann):
       H.R. 3655. A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
     to provide additional exemptions from the internal control 
     auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 3656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for death and disability protection for loans 
     from qualified employer plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. TERRY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
             Burgess):
       H.R. 3657. A bill to clarify the authority of the Chairman 
     of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to act on behalf of the 
     Commission during emergencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DOLD (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Huizenga of Michigan):
       H. Res. 494. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the first Tuesday in June as National Cancer 
     Survivor Beauty and Support Day; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.

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