[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H10013-H10015]
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. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 3737. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to fast track approval of certain 
     orphan drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 3738. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase from 1 to 2 years the post employment restrictions 
     on Members of the House of Representatives; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 3739. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to terminate payments to States 
     certified under that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Shuler, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Watt):

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       H.R. 3740. A bill to provide supplemental emergency 
     disaster assistance to agricultural producers for certain 
     crop losses during the 2011 crop year, to eliminate 
     limitations on certain waivers for borrowers eligible for 
     direct farm operating loans, and to suspend the limitation on 
     the period for which borrowers are eligible for guaranteed 
     farm operating loans, for farming or ranching operations in 
     counties subject to a disaster declaration issued in 2011; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carney, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Clarke of 
             Michigan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutch, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Al Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Hahn, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Higgins, Ms. Hochul, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Polis, Mr. Posey, 
             Mr. Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rivera, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. 
             Sewell, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt, Mr. Welch, 
             Mr. West, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. McCollum, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sires, Mr. Peters, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Loretta 
             Sanchez of California, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Barletta, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Israel, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 3741. A bill to require State child welfare agencies 
     to promptly report information on missing or abducted 
     children to law enforcement authorities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. PEARCE:
       H.R. 3742. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 
     as the ``Edwin L. Mechem United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Israel, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Altmire, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baca, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. 
             Carney, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
             Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
             Cicilline, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Ms. Clarke of New 
             York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Critz, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of 
             California, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Donnelly of Indiana, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Garamendi, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Hanabusa, 
             Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
             Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Hochul, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. 
             Lee of California, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
             California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matheson, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNerney, 
             Mr. Meeks, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Moore, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Polis, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Ross of 
             Arkansas, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of 
             Ohio, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Sewell, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Sires, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Towns, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, 
             Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Peters, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kissell, 
             and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3743. A bill to provide incentives for the creation of 
     jobs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural 
     Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and 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. ADERHOLT:
       H.R. 3744. A bill to provide that the United States Postal 
     Service shall maintain postal service to rural areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 3745. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act 
     with respect to the limitations on member business loans; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK:
       H.R. 3746. A bill to provide a temporary employee payroll 
     tax cut for 2012; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Garrett):
       H.R. 3747. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the alternative minimum tax exemption amount 
     and index such amount for inflation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia):
       H.R. 3748. A bill to establish a grant program for stipends 
     to assist in the cost of compensation paid by employers to 
     certain recent college graduates and to provide funding for 
     their further education in subjects relating to mathematics, 
     science, engineering, and technology; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3749. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to expand the Senior Community Service Employment Program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself and Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 3750. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to 
     provide grants to States and units of local government for 
     the video recording of custodial interrogations; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3751. A bill to establish the History Is Learned from 
     the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about 
     historical movements in the United States in the past century 
     through the oral histories of community members who 
     participated in those movements, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3752. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require each agency Chief Financial Officer to submit to the 
     Office of Management and Budget a report on and 
     recommendations concerning the adjustment or reduction of 
     fees imposed by the agency for services and things of value 
     it provides; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3753. A bill to establish a grant program to encourage 
     fire stations to establish or upgrade restroom, shower, and 
     changing facilities to create more equitable conditions for 
     women firefighters; to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3754. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve the program under section 8(a), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3755. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit demonstrations at

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     places of mourning during a funeral, memorial service, or 
     other bereavement ceremony honoring a deceased veteran; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3756. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for interest paid on indebtedness 
     incurred in connection with the purchase of a new automobile 
     or light truck; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself and Ms. Bass of 
             California):
       H.R. 3757. A bill to improve the ability of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard, and 
     coastal States to sustain healthy ocean and coastal 
     ecosystems by maintaining and sustaining their capabilities 
     relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, 
     restoration, and research, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     and 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. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3758. A bill to ensure that seniors, veterans, and 
     people with disabilities who receive Social Security and 
     certain other Federal benefits receive a $250 payment in the 
     event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in a 
     calendar year; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Veterans' 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 Mrs. SCHMIDT (for herself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Turner of Ohio, Mr. Austria, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gibbs, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Latta, Mr. Ryan 
             of Ohio, Mr. Tiberi, and Mr. Renacci):
       H.R. 3759. A bill to ensure the viability of a technology 
     described in section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     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. SIRES:
       H.R. 3760. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of 
     Health with respect to Tourette syndrome; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Honda, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3761. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. TONKO (for himself and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 3762. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental 
     health professionals for purposes of the National Health 
     Service Corps; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3763. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for additional requirements for public comments 
     submitted in connection with certain proceedings before the 
     Federal Communications Commission; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 3764. A bill to revise the 90-10 rule under the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to count veterans' education benefits 
     under such rule, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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. FITZPATRICK:
       H.J. Res. 96. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of 
     terms that a Member of Congress may serve to 4 in the House 
     of Representatives and 2 in the Senate; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mr. Jones):
       H.J. Res. 97. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to 
     contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NUGENT:
       H. Res. 503. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should leave no 
     member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for in the withdrawal 
     of forces from Iraq and Afghanistan; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. EDWARDS:
       H. Res. 504. A resolution raising a question of the 
     privileges of the House.
           By Mr. AUSTRIA:
       H. Res. 505. A resolution expressing the sense of sympathy 
     of the House of Representatives to those who perished or were 
     displaced in the Philippines as a result of the December 16, 
     2011 flooding; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Grimm, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms. Berkley):
       H. Res. 506. A resolution calling upon the Government of 
     Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical 
     Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition 
     or further delay; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
             Culberson, and Mr. Sessions):
       H. Res. 507. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the Government of Antigua and 
     Barbuda and its actions relating to the Stanford Financial 
     Group fraud; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. Moore, and Ms. Lee of California):
       H. Res. 508. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 
     recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the 
     United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and 
     Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, 
     Supplementing the United Nations Convention against 
     Transnational Organized Crime, and commending the efforts of 
     modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of 
     Frederick Douglass; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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