[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 48 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H1541-H1542]
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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 4239. A bill to provide an extension of Federal-aid 
     highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 
     other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
     enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural 
     Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, 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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sires, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Deutch, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. 
             Turner of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
             Fortenberry, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4240. A bill to reauthorize the North Korean Human 
     Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Larson 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax benefits to individuals who have been 
     wrongfully incarcerated; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HECK:
       H.R. 4242. A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     to provide individual and group market reforms to protect 
     health insurance consumers, 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, Rules, House 
     Administration, 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. TURNER of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 4243. A bill to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 4244. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to issue a final decision whether or not to issue a permit 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 authorizing 
     construction of an elementary school in San

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     Diego, California; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 4245. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse 
     eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for 
     Medicare deductibles and other expenses that are owed by the 
     veterans for emergency medical treatment provided in non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 4246. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the expansion of eligibility for veteran 
     reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 4247. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prohibit mobile service providers from providing service 
     on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen 
     and to require such providers to give consumers the ability 
     to remotely delete data from mobile electronic devices, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FITZPATRICK:
       H.R. 4248. A bill to authorize the burial at Arlington 
     National Cemetery of members of the Army who served honorably 
     in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d United States Infantry 
     Regiment, which provides the sentinels at the Tomb of the 
     Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. HOCHUL (for herself, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Peters, 
             Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Carnahan):
       H.R. 4249. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax as an 
     incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide 
     skills training for students; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 4250. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 3-year extension of the exclusion of income 
     from the discharge of indebtedness on qualified principal 
     residences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Clarke of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 4251. A bill to authorize, enhance, and reform certain 
     port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-
     based coordination within the Department of Homeland 
     Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand and simplify the credit for employee health 
     insurance expenses of small employers; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. Grimm):
       H.R. 4253. A bill to amend the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4254. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity; 
     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. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Barrow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Coble, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
             Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. 
             Long, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Latta, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
             McKinley, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
             Guthrie, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. 
             Brooks):
       H.R. 4255. A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, 
     contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial 
     assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any 
     program, project, or activity to occur outside the United 
     States and its territories and possessions; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, 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. 
             West, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Nugent, 
             Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Schilling, Mr. 
             Bucshon, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Reed, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
             Gohmert, and Mr. Amodei):
       H. Con. Res. 110. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or 
     construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the 
     President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate 
     personal or private property, to force conscription into the 
     Armed Forces on the American people, to force civilians to 
     engage in labor against their will or without compensation, 
     or to force private businesses to relinquish goods or 
     services without compensation; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. HOCHUL (for herself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Michaud, 
             Mr. Kind, Mr. Harper, and Mr. Young of Indiana):
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery 
     should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
     of the 14 members of the Army's 24th Infantry Division who 
     have received the Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H. Res. 594. A resolution commending the progress made by 
     anti-tuberculosis programs; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs, 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.

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