[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 38 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H1303-H1305]
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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. HALL (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Cole):
       H.R. 4165. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to cover screening computed tomography 
     colonography as a colorectal cancer screening test under the 
     Medicare program; 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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Keating, 
             Mr. Quigley, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 4166. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to prohibit the manufacture, processing, distribution in 
     commerce, and use of coal tar sealants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BARROW:
       H.R. 4167. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a refundable credit for increasing 
     employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUINTA (for himself, Mr. Bass of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. 
             Turner of New York):
       H.R. 4168. A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments 
     Commission to provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark 
     Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Capuano, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Olver, and Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 4169. A bill to require the development of a 
     comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations 
     in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to 
     end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to 
     reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 
     Oversight and Government Reform, 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. CLARKE of Michigan:
       H.R. 4170. A bill to increase purchasing power, strengthen 
     economic recovery, and restore fairness in financing higher 
     education in the United States through student loan 
     forgiveness, caps on interest rates on Federal student loans, 
     and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
     Affairs, and 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. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Walberg, Mrs. 
             Bachmann, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Harris, and Mr. Peterson):

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       H.R. 4171. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to repeal certain provisions relating to criminal penalties 
     and violations of foreign laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HECK:
       H.R. 4172. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to insure mortgages that provide former 
     homeowners who are a reasonable credit risk a second chance 
     at homeownership; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Jackson Lee 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 4173. A bill to direct the President of the United 
     States to appoint a high-level United States representative 
     or special envoy for Iran for the purpose of ensuring that 
     the United States pursues all diplomatic avenues to prevent 
     Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, to avoid a war with 
     Iran, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. ELLMERS:
       H.R. 4174. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century with respect to the Interstate System 
     Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 4175. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide parity under group health plans and group health 
     insurance coverage for the provision of benefits for 
     prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other 
     medical and surgical services; 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. SOUTHERLAND:
       H.R. 4176. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
     arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
     under the supplemental security income program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHILLING (for himself, Mr. Altmire, and Mr. 
             Davis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 4177. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide equity between regular and reserve component members 
     of the Armed Forces in the computation of disability retired 
     pay for members wounded in action; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. TURNER of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Fleming, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 4178. A bill to strengthen the strategic force posture 
     of the United States by ensuring the safety, security, 
     reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile; to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. SHERMAN (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 4179. A bill to strengthen the multilateral sanctions 
     regime with respect to Iran, to expand sanctions relating to 
     the energy sector of Iran, the proliferation of weapons of 
     mass destruction by Iran, and human rights abuses in Iran, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the 
     Judiciary, 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. BRADY of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. 
             Garrett, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Flake, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Gowdy, 
             Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, Mr. 
             Ribble, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Cole, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             McClintock, and Mr. Sullivan):
       H.R. 4180. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     improve the functioning and transparency of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open 
     Market Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4181. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     exclude employment contracts and employment disputes from 
     such title; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. 
             Hartzler, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
             Stutzman, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of 
             Arizona, Mr. Harris, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. 
             Nunnelee, Mr. Flores, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Ribble, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Neugebauer, and Mr. 
             Cole):
       H.R. 4182. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     acquire and place a historical plaque to be permanently 
     displayed in National Statuary Hall recognizing the seven 
     decades of Christian church services being held in the 
     Capitol from 1800 to 1868, which included attendees James 
     Madison and Thomas Jefferson; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4183. A bill to change the date for regularly 
     scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place 
     hours; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN:
       H.R. 4184. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require contractors and subcontractors working on military 
     construction projects to comply with licensing requirements 
     for employees working at the project location; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 4185. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish a loan guarantee program 
     to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean 
     energy technologies in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. NUGENT:
       H.R. 4186. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the provision of law preventing certain State and 
     local employees from seeking elective office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. PEARCE:
       H.R. 4187. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to place certain lands in trust for the Zuni Tribe and Navajo 
     Nation and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROSS of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Adams, and 
             Mr. Ribble):
       H.R. 4188. A bill to reduce the discretionary spending 
     limit for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 by 
     an amount equal to the amount obligated by the Department in 
     fiscal year 2012 to provide recreational facilities to 
     Guantanamo detainees; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. RYAN of Ohio:
       H.R. 4189. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide an annual certification that all programming on the 
     American Forces Radio and Television Service represents the 
     best-faith efforts by the Department of Defense to provide 
     programming for members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families that communicates the policies, priorities, 
     programs, goals, and initiatives of the Department while 
     avoiding airing programming that exhibits values contrary to 
     the values of the Armed Forces and the United States; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 4190. A bill to enhance criminal penalties for straw 
     purchasers of firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 4191. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act and 
     the Small Business Act to improve small business lending, 
     improve cooperation between the National Credit Union 
     Administration and the Small Business Administration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Bordallo, 
             Mr. Critz, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Pingree of 
             Maine, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Reyes, Ms. 
             Speier, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rush, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Farr, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Welch, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Michaud, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Holt, Mrs. Capps, Ms. 
             McCollum, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 4192. A bill to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the 
     trial of covered persons detained in the United States 
     pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force and 
     to repeal the requirement for military custody; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. STIVERS:
       H.R. 4193. A bill to provide that there shall be no net 
     increase in the acres of certain Federal land under the 
     jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National 
     Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

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     Service, or the Forest Service unless the Federal budget is 
     balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4194. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is 
     and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under 
     that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. REHBERG:
       H. Res. 578. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals 
     of National Right to Keep and Bear Arms Week; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. 
             Larsen of Washington):
       H. Res. 579. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding hydroelectric power; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. QUIGLEY:
       H. Res. 580. A resolution to prohibit the use of the 
     Members' Representational Allowance for air travel expenses 
     of any individual unless the individual provides an itemized 
     description of the expenses, including the specific flight 
     number, and uses a credit card provided by the House of 
     Representatives to pay for the expenses; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.

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