[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H1272-H1273]
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. SOUTHERLAND:
       H.R. 4150. A bill to remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System the areas included in Indian 
     Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 in Florida; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SOUTHERLAND:
       H.R. 4151. A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of Bureau of Prisons land in Leon County, Florida; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia):
       H.R. 4152. A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, which are commonly referred to as the 
     ``Hatch Act'' to eliminate the provision preventing certain 
     State and local employees from seeking elective office, 
     clarify the application of certain provisions to the District 
     of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be imposed 
     for certain violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of 
     that title; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 4153. A bill to support efforts to reduce pollution of 
     the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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. BOREN (for himself, Mr. Cole, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Inslee, and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 4154. A bill to decrease the incidence of violent 
     crimes against Indian women, to strengthen the capacity of 
     Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign authority of Indian 
     tribes to respond to violent crimes committed against Indian 
     women, and to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes 
     committed against Indian women are held accountable for that 
     criminal behavior, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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. DENHAM (for himself and Mr. Walz of Minnesota):
       H.R. 4155. A bill to direct the head of each Federal 
     department and agency to treat relevant military training as 
     sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements 
     for Federal licenses; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Marino, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 4156. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to strengthen the ability of the Food and Drug 
     Administration to seek advice from external experts regarding 
     rare diseases, the burden of rare diseases, and the unmet 
     medical needs of individuals with rare diseases; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself and Mr. Boren):
       H.R. 4157. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from 
     finalizing a proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 relating to child labor; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HALL (for himself, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Costello, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Hultgren, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Adams, Mr. 
             Posey, Mr. Rigell, and Mr. Clarke of Michigan):
       H.R. 4158. A bill to confirm full ownership rights for 
     certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the 
     astronauts' space missions; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 4159. A bill to increase the employment of Americans 
     by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that 
     employers are actively recruiting Americans and that 
     Americans are not qualified or available to fill the 
     positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B 
     nonimmigrants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, and Mr. Jordan):
       H.R. 4160. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     replace the Medicaid program and the Children's Health 
     Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education 
     and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House 
     Administration, Rules, and 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. GRIJALVA:
       H.R. 4161. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the United States Postal Service may not close 
     or consolidate any postal facility located in a ZIP code with 
     a high rate of population growth, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:
       H.R. 4162. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Great 
     Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source 
     pollution prevention; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself and 
             Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 4163. A bill to amend certain provisions of the Truth 
     in Lending Act related to the compensation of mortgage 
     originators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Loebsack):
       H.R. 4164. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for 
     members of the reserve components, a member or former member 
     of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but 
     for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
     dependents; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by 
     a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act 
     of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and 
     misdemeanor under Article II, section 4 of the Constitution; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Fudge, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H. Res. 574. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of the week of March 12, 2012, through March 16, 
     2012, as National Young Audiences Week; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H. Res. 575. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the 
     House on the first legislative day of each month for those 
     killed or wounded in the United States engagement in 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Rules.

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           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Ellison, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Pitts):
       H. Res. 576. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China has violated internationally recognized 
     human rights by implementing severe restrictions on the 
     rights of Uyghurs to freely associate and engage in religious 
     and political speech, subjecting detained Uyghurs to torture 
     and forced confessions, carrying out extrajudicial killings 
     against Uyghur dissidents, and pressuring other governments 
     to unlawfully return Uyghurs to China, where they face 
     mistreatment and persecution; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H. Res. 577. A resolution recognizing the service of the 
     Gold Star Dads of America, a nonprofit organization 
     consisting of the fathers of members of the Armed Forces who 
     make the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.

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