[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H639-H640]
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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. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Clarke of Michigan, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Polis, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Richardson, Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
             Farr):
       H.R. 3974. A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed 
     submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development 
     of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to reduce 
     the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by 
     the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 3975. A bill to amend title V of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the provisions of the 
     Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3976. A bill to provide exporting assistance to small 
     business concerns, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Small Business, Financial 
     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. HONDA:
       H.R. 3977. A bill to consolidate, improve, and reauthorize 
     programs that support families and victims in the justice 
     system affected by domestic violence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLEAVER:
       H.R. 3978. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the dissemination of false information for the 
     purpose of discouraging a student of an institution of higher 
     education from registering to vote or voting in an election 
     for Federal office, to require States which require 
     individuals to present a photo identification as a condition 
     of voting in elections for Federal office to accept a photo 
     identification presented by a student which is issued by the 
     school the student attends, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 3979. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to extend to 2025 the production 
     certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain 
     articles produced in United States insular possessions; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Mr. Schrader):
       H.R. 3980. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with 
     respect to procurement center representatives and acquisition 
     planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Paulsen, 
             Mr. Walz of Minnesota, and Mr. Peterson):
       H.R. 3981. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand the authority of the Secretary of the Army to loan or 
     donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations 
     for funeral and other ceremonial purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:
       H.R. 3982. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from implementing certain rules relating to 
     the health insurance coverage of sterilization and 
     contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Gibson, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 3983. A bill to permit aliens who lawfully enter the 
     United States on valid visas as nonimmigrant elementary and 
     secondary school students to attend public schools in the 
     United States for longer than 1 year if such aliens reimburse 
     the local educational agency that administers the school for 
     the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education 
     at such school for the period of the alien's attendance; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 3984. A bill to limit the quantity of arsenic and lead 
     in beverages containing fruit juice pursuant to tolerances 
     under section 406 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHILLING (for himself and Ms. Chu):
       H.R. 3985. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with 
     respect to mentor-protege programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. TONKO:
       H.R. 3986. A bill to provide relief for the victims of 
     Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Connolly 
             of Virginia):
       H.R. 3987. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with 
     respect to small business concern size standards, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3988. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs 
     and biosimilars; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. POLIS:
       H. Res. 541. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide that the House may not consider 
     major legislation unless it addresses one issue at a time; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. CLEAVER (for himself, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Clay, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Moore, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Clarke of 
             New York, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Towns, Ms. Wilson 
             of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Bass of 
             California, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Carson of Indiana, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
             Richardson, and Mr. Watt):
       H. Res. 542. A resolution condemning the passage of 
     legislation that would unduly burden an American citizen's 
     ability to vote and opposing any State election law or 
     proposed legislation that would have a disproportionate 
     impact on vulnerable communities across the country; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. HOCHUL (for herself, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Mr. Reed):
       H. Res. 543. A resolution honoring and remembering the 
     victims of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in 
     Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. Cohen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Sires, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Grimm, Mr. Hanna, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut):
       H. Res. 544. A resolution congratulating the National 
     Football League champion New York Giants for winning Super 
     Bowl XLVI; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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