[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H801-H802]
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. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Connolly of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 4032. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the 2010 increase in the deduction for 
     start-up expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN:
       H.R. 4033. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to provide for community approval before Indian class III 
     gaming operations may take effect; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4034. A bill to amend title V of the Social Security 
     Act to provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for 
     at risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy, 
     and to provide student loan forgiveness for mentors 
     participating in such programs; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce, 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. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 4035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt private foundations from the tax on excess 
     business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic 
     enterprises which are independently supervised, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:
       H.R. 4036. A bill to amend the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946 to impose a daily reduction in the rates of pay 
     for Members of Congress if Congress fails to agree to a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. SABLAN:
       H.R. 4037. A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be 
     used for any construction project in the Northern Mariana 
     Islands the cost of which exceeds $100,000, unless the 
     workforce carrying out the project is composed of at least 60 
     percent United States workers; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. 
             Ellison):
       H.R. 4038. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 4-year extension of the deduction for 
     tuition and related expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. Heck, and Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 4039. A bill to convey certain Federal land to the 
     city of Yerington, Nevada; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Tiberi, and 
             Mr. Austria):
       H.R. 4040. A bill to provide for the award of a gold medal 
     on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his 
     service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
     sportsmanship in golf; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 4041. A bill to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 
     1988 to further enhance the promotion of exports of United 
     States goods and services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 4042. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     designate certain medical facilities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 4043. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Defense to establish Southern Sea 
     Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois:
       H.R. 4044. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act to create a 
     Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission, to provide for the 
     use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of 
     reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. KLINE:
       H.R. 4045. A bill to modify the Department of Defense 
     Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/
     Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to 
     members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose 
     qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and 
     continued on or after that date, from the changes to the 
     program guidance that took effect on that date; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. McCotter, Mr. Latta, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Franks of Arizona, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Cole, Mr. Harris, Mr. Paul, 
             Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
             Conaway, and Mr. Marchant):
       H.R. 4046. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or 
     secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital 
     contraception; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4047. A bill to require solicitations for Federal 
     procurement contracts to include information about the 
     applicability of Buy American law and whether foreign goods 
     may be used to fulfill the requirements of

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     the contracts; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:
       H. Res. 548. A resolution acknowledging the National 
     Academy of Inventors (NAI) as a driving factor in the world 
     economy and the contributions of scientist-inventors across 
     all disciplines; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ELLISON:
       H. Res. 549. A resolution calling for democratic change in 
     Syria; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. GRIJALVA:
       H. Res. 550. A resolution expressing the support of the 
     House of Representatives for innovative transformative 
     research conducted by early career faculty, and recognizing 
     the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on 
     its 100th anniversary for supporting such research; to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Quayle, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Gosar, and 
             Mr. Franks of Arizona):
       H. Res. 551. A resolution celebrating the Arizona 
     centennial; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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