[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 22 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H691-H693]
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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. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Petri, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. 
             Noem, Mrs. Roby, and Mr. Heck):
       H.R. 3989. A bill to support State and local accountability 
     for public education, inform parents of their schools' 
     performance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Petri, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. Noem, Mrs. Roby, and Mr. Heck):
       H.R. 3990. A bill to encourage effective teachers in the 
     classrooms of the United States and innovative education 
     programs in our Nation's schools; referred to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Armed Services, 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 Mrs. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. 
             Gohmert, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Chaffetz, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Posey, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Huelskamp, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Webster, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cole, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Walberg, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Yoder, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Ribble, Mr. 
             Harris, Mr.

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             Price of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Rivera, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Mack):
       H.R. 3991. A bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations 
     Board from requiring that employers provide to the Board or 
     to a labor organization the telephone number or email address 
     of any employee; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3992. A bill to allow otherwise eligible Israeli 
     nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly 
     situated United States nationals are eligible for similar 
     nonimmigrant status in Israel; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Kissell, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 3993. A bill to clarify the National Credit Union 
     Administration authority to improve credit union safety and 
     soundness; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
             Kinzinger of Illinois, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to give States and localities the option 
     to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of 
     the Treasury for the purpose of deficit reduction; referred 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3995. A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies 
     from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry 
     of a generic drug into the market, and for other purposes; 
     referred 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. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. Heck, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 3996. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the Nevada System of Higher Education certain 
     Federal land located in Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 3997. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for expensing of environmental 
     remediation costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 3998. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for certain expenses of 
     elementary and secondary school teachers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 3999. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the deduction for mortgage insurance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Boren, Mr. 
             Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Kissell, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Rokita, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Schock, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Flake, Mr. Poe of 
             Texas, Mr. Rivera, Mr. Berg, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. 
             Herger, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mrs. Capito, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Brooks, Mr. Carter, Mr. West, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Canseco, Ms. Buerkle, Mrs. Ellmers, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Landry, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Huizenga of 
             Michigan, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. McCaul, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Farenthold, 
             Mr. Rigell, and Mr. Gibbs):
       H.R. 4000. A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline 
     project, and for other purposes; referred to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, 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. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 4001. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow partnerships invested in infrastructure 
     property to be treated as publicly traded partnerships, to 
     reduce the depreciation recovery periods for such property, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Harper, 
             Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Alexander, Mr. West, Mr. 
             Boustany, Mr. Culberson, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Landry, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 4002. A bill to amend the Securities Investor 
     Protection Act of 1970 to provide one-time payments from the 
     SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission against the Securities 
     Investor Protection Corporation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Sewell, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 4003. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of 
     account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have 
     been made on the date as of which the envelope which is used 
     to transmit such payment is postmarked; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Yoder, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 4004. A bill to provide for Federal agencies to 
     develop public access policies relating to research conducted 
     by employees of that agency or from funds administered by 
     that agency; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4005. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to conduct a study and report to Congress on gaps in 
     port security in the United States and a plan to address 
     them; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4006. A bill to require the submission of a plan to 
     ensure the placement of sufficient U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection officers at each of the ten international airports 
     in the United States with the largest volume of international 
     travelers to effectively combat security threats and 
     vulnerabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. HARRIS (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Edwards, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Richardson):
       H.R. 4007. A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National 
     Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman 
     Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, 
     Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. 
             Pearce):
       H.R. 4008. A bill to establish the Cavernous Angioma CARE 
     Center (Clinical Care, Awareness, Research and Education) of 
     Excellence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ISSA:
       H.R. 4009. A bill to prohibit Members of Congress, senior 
     congressional staffers, and administration executives from 
     making certain purchases or sales of registered securities, 
     futures, swaps, security futures products, security-based 
     swaps, and options, to prohibit bonus payments to executives 
     at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and for other purposes; 
     referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Welch, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Bishop of 
             New York, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Holt, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Zoe 
             Lofgren of California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Carnahan, 
             Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Stark, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Wasserman 
             Schultz, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Hahn, Ms. 
             Matsui, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Speier, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
             of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
             McCollum, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Cleaver, Mr. Polis, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Larsen of 
             Washington, Mr. Costa, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Ellison, and Ms. Bass of California):
       H.R. 4010. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements 
     for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, 
     and for other purposes; referred to the Committee on House 
     Administration, 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
             Blumenauer,

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             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, and Mr. Welch):
       H.R. 4011. A bill to modify certain provisions of law 
     relating to torture; referred to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, 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. WELCH (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Pingree of Maine):
       H.R. 4012. A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported 
     agriculture promotion program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H. Con. Res. 99. A concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a 
     ceremony to unveil the marker which acknowledges the role 
     that slave labor played in the construction of the United 
     States Capitol; to the Committee on House Administration; 
     considered and agreed to.

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