[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H1739-H1740]
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. OLSON (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, and 
             Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 4273. A bill to clarify that compliance with an 
     emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act 
     may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or 
     local environmental law or regulation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ROGERS of Michigan (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, and 
             Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4274. A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health 
     Service Act and title V of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to permanently extend the provisions of the Best 
     Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the Pediatric Research 
     Equity Act of 2003; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 4275. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 
     with respect to the application of such Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 4276. 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 Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 4277. A bill to establish the National Full Employment 
     Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the 
     unemployed; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. HURT (for himself and Mr. Altmire):
       H.R. 4278. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act with respect to permit requirements for dredged 
     or fill material; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hultgren, and 
             Mr. Latta):
       H.R. 4279. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the 10 percent early distribution penalty with 
     respect to withdrawals by unemployed veterans from certain 
     retirement accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Baca, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 4280. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 to provide that Puerto Rico may be treated in the same 
     manner as the several States for the purpose of carrying out 
     the supplemental nutrition assistance program under such Act; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Duncan of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 4281. 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 Mr. BERG (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Davis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
             Price of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Paulsen, Mrs. Black, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 4282. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure that the United States can comply 
     fully with the obligations of the Hague Convention of 23 
     November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support 
     and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Budget, 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. BARROW:
       H.R. 4283. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers to 
     provide to parents information regarding whether such 
     providers carry current liability insurance; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BRALEY of Iowa:
       H.R. 4284. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921 to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
     control livestock intended for slaughter; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CAPUANO:
       H.R. 4285. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     give members of the United

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     States Capitol Police the option to delay mandatory 
     retirement until age 60; 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 Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4286. A bill to restore and extend the grace period 
     before repayment begins on Federal Direct Stafford loans and 
     Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
     benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HAHN:
       H.R. 4288. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to provide grants to States to assist veterans with 
     who were trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the 
     Armed Forces in obtaining, upon their discharge or release 
     from active duty service, State commercial drivers licenses; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois:
       H.R. 4289. A bill to enhance the disclosure of information 
     on official foreign travel of Members and employees of 
     Congress, to impose additional restrictions on such travel, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Larson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Doggett, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 4290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the income exclusion for discharge of 
     qualified principal residence indebtedness, to provide 
     exclusions from income for certain payments under the 
     National Mortgage Settlement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4291. A bill to establish the United States Commission 
     on an Open Society with Security; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, 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. ROGERS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Austria):
       H.R. 4292. A bill to direct the Attorney General to 
     establish uniform standards for the exchange of controlled 
     substance and prescription information for the purpose of 
     preventing diversion, fraud, and abuse of controlled 
     substances and other prescription drugs; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. 
             DeFazio):
       H.R. 4293. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     exclude loans made to Main Street businesses from the 
     definition of a member business loan, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WEST:
       H.R. 4294. A bill to limit the end strength reductions for 
     the regular component of the Army and Marine Corps and to 
     ensure that the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
     the Navy are provided adequate resources in order to meet the 
     National Security Strategy; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. 
             Baca, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of New 
             York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
             Cohen, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Critz, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Farenthold, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
             Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. Walz of 
             Minnesota):
       H. Res. 601. A resolution expressing support for 
     designation of a ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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