[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 26 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H900-H902]
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 Ohio:
       H.R. 4048. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the contracting goals and preferences of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by veterans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4049. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand personal saving and retirement savings 
     coverage by enabling employees not covered by qualifying 
     retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic IRA 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; 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. NEAL:
       H.R. 4050. A bill to simplify and enhance qualified 
     retirement plans, and for other purposes; 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. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 4051. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     provide off-base transition training, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. STUTZMAN:
       H.R. 4052. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an 
     honorary Excellence in Veterans Education Award; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Platts, Mr. Schrader, 
             Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Barrow, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Cardoza, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Matheson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
             Peterson, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. David Scott of 
             Georgia, Mr. Shuler, and Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 4053. A bill to intensify efforts to identify, 
     prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse 
     within Federal spending; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Mr. Quigley):

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       H.R. 4054. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to require the disclosure of political intelligence 
     activities, to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance 
     the prosecution of public corruption, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Honda, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Ellison):
       H.R. 4055. A bill to count revenues from military and 
     veteran education programs toward the limit on Federal 
     revenues that certain proprietary institutions of higher 
     education are allowed to receive for purposes of section 487 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Royce, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Bono Mack, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 4056. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to prevent a State or political subdivision 
     thereof from conducting or requiring duplicative inspections 
     of establishments in which a drug or device is manufactured, 
     processed, packed, or held by a manufacturer or wholesale 
     distributor of the drug or device; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 4057. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a 
     comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to 
     veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the 
     provision of information on institutions of higher learning, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 4058. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to provide authority to modify certain mortgages on 
     principal residences of debtors to prevent foreclosure; and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial 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 Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Cole, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 4059. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to establish a position for a representative of Indian Tribes 
     on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal 
     service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. FLEISCHMANN:
       H.R. 4060. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to cap the level of 
     Federal spending at $949 billion for each of fiscal years 
     2013 through 2021, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 4061. A bill to support statewide individual-level 
     integrated postsecondary education data systems, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Costa, 
             Ms. Speier, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Denham, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
             Nunes, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Honda, Mr. Baca, Mr. Cardoza, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Waxman, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Waters, Ms. Bass of California, Mrs. 
             Bono Mack, Ms. Chu, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. George Miller 
             of California):
       H.R. 4062. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1444 Main Street in Ramona, 
     California, as the ``Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Farr, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pascrell, 
             and Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 4063. A bill to repeal section 512 of the Credit Card 
     Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 
     which relates to carrying certain weapons in National Parks; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MULVANEY (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Walsh of 
             Illinois, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
             Fincher, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. 
             Schweikert, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Flores, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Yoder, and Mr. Huelskamp):
       H.R. 4064. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal certain tax increases; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sablan, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 4065. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals with 
     respect to inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Kind):
       H.R. 4066. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to exclude pathologists from incentive 
     payments and penalties under Medicare and Medicaid relating 
     to the meaningful use of electronic health records; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. QUAYLE (for himself and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 4067. A bill to approve the settlement of water rights 
     claims of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the 
     allottees of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe in the State of 
     Arizona, to authorize construction of municipal water 
     projects relating to the water rights claims, to resolve 
     litigation against the United States concerning Colorado 
     River operations affecting the States of California, Arizona, 
     and Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Chaffetz, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Walsh of Illinois):
       H.R. 4068. A bill to require the Under Secretary for 
     Science and Technology in the Department of Homeland Security 
     to contract with an independent laboratory to study the 
     health effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline 
     checkpoints operated by the Transportation Security 
     Administration and provide improved notice to airline 
     passengers; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
             Bartlett, Mr. Stearns, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Royce, Mr. Coble, Mr. Farenthold, and 
             Mr. Gohmert):
       H.R. 4069. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Dr. Shakeel Afridi; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. TURNER of New York:
       H.R. 4070. A bill to clarify certain provisions relating to 
     the interests of Iran in certain assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kline, Mr. 
             Rooney, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Long, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. 
             Marchant, Mr. Paul, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Canseco, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Latta, Mr. 
             Mulvaney, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Black, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Huelskamp, 
             Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. 
             Quayle, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Conaway, Mr. King of Iowa, 
             Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Walberg, Mr. 
             Olson, Mr. Akin, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mrs. Roby, Mr. 
             Landry, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
             Carter, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Harris, Mr. Mack, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
             DesJarlais, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Womack, Mr. Austria, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia):
       H.J. Res. 103. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor 
     Relations Board relating to representation election 
     procedures; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Buchanan, 
             Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Schock, Mr. Platts, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Walberg, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Jones, Mr. Huizenga of 
             Michigan, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Turner 
             of Ohio, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Stivers, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Black, Mr. Latham, Mr. Guinta, 
             Mr. Austria, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr.

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             Nunes, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Reichert, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Terry, Mr. Neugebauer, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Dent, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
             Bass of New Hampshire, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
             Latta, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kind, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Welch, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Moran, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
             Schwartz, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. 
             Heinrich, Mr. Holt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Loebsack, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Holden, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
             Keating, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. 
             Braley of Iowa, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Moore, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Critz, and Mr. Markey):
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for 
     retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to 
     help plan for a financially secure retirement; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latta, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Ms. Sutton, and Ms. Fudge):
       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution commemorating and 
     praising the Honorable John Glenn on the 50th anniversary of 
     his historic orbital space flight; to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Sutton, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Richardson, Mr. Honda, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCaul, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. McKinley, and Ms. Hirono):
       H. Res. 552. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Engineers Week; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 553. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson Lee 
             of Texas, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rush, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Waters):
       H. Res. 555. A resolution to commemorate the life and 
     accomplishments of Whitney Elizabeth Houston over the past 48 
     years; and expressing the condolences of the House of 
     Representatives to her family upon her death; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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