[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H4862-H4863]
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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Edwards, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 6106. A bill to establish scientific standards and 
     protocols across forensic disciplines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
     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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Jones, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Ms. Richardson, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Chu, Mr. Platts, and 
             Mr. Kelly):
       H.R. 6107. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the ability of health care professionals to treat 
     veterans via telemedicine; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FLORES:
       H.R. 6108. A bill to reduce the pay of Members of Congress 
     who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another 
     office; 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 Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Crowley, and 
             Ms. Berkley):
       H.R. 6109. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the research and development tax credit, to 
     limit treaty benefits with respect to certain deductible 
     related-party payments, and to treat general aviation 
     aircraft as 7-year property; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Michaud, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 6110. A bill to establish educational seminars at 
     United States ports of entry to improve the ability of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection personnel to classify and 
     appraise articles that are imported into the United States in 
     accordance with the customs laws of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HECK (for himself and Mr. Renacci):
       H.R. 6111. A bill to exclude from consideration as income 
     under the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of 
     pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United States 
     Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and 
     attendance; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. WOODALL (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
             McClintock, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Austin 
             Scott of Georgia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             Westmoreland, Mr. Jones, Mr. Long, Mr. Olson, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 6112. A bill to require Federal contractors and other 
     recipients of Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify 
     Program for employment eligibility verification, to 
     permanently reauthorize the E-Verify Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 6113. A bill to repeal a limitation on annual payments 
     under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENISHEK:
       H.R. 6114. A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     grant veterans access to Federal excess and surplus property; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Ms. BUERKLE (for herself and Mr. Kelly):
       H.R. 6115. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the contribution limit for Coverdell 
     education savings accounts from $2,000 to $10,000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt, Ms. Clarke 
             of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Richmond, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Waters, Mr. Meeks, 
             Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bass of California, Ms. 
             Moore, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Jackson Lee of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 6116. A bill to amend the Revised Organic Act of the 
     Virgin Islands to provide for direct appeals to the United 
     States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands 
     Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson 
             of Georgia, Ms. Chu, Ms.

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             Linda T. Sanchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Doggett, 
             and Mr. Grijalva):
       H.R. 6117. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     improve protections for employees and retirees in business 
     bankruptcies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Womack, and 
             Mr. Ross of Arkansas):
       H.R. 6118. A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health 
     Service Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and 
     limitation of laboratory certification; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HONDA:
       H.R. 6119. A bill to establish a program to accelerate 
     entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class 
     entrepreneurs with Federal agencies; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
           By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, 
             Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Welch):
       H.R. 6120. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified 
     manufacturing facility construction costs; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Shuster, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dold, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Cooper, Mr. 
             Tiberi, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Critz, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Walz 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
             Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Dicks, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Quigley, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. 
             Sutton, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Langevin, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Carson of 
             Indiana, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Israel, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bishop of 
             Georgia, Ms. Bass of California, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. 
             Reyes, Ms. Moore, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hahn, 
             Mr. Baca, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
             Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Marino, Mr. Barletta, Mr. 
             McNerney, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Dent, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
             Fleischmann, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Guthrie, 
             Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Heinrich, 
             Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Welch, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Murphy of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Clay, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Carnahan, Mr. Costa, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
             California, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Ms. Richardson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. McCollum, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Norton, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
             Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Himes, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Hochul, Ms. Chu, Mr. Al 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Lance):
       H.R. 6121. A bill to provide for the issuance of a Victory 
     for Veterans stamp, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 6122. A bill to revise the authority of the Librarian 
     of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the 
     Library, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Ms. MATSUI:
       H.R. 6123. A bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary 
     of the Army to correct erroneous Army College Fund benefit 
     amounts; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 6124. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue regulations with respect to ensuring families are 
     able to sit together on flights, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter):
       H.R. 6125. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act and the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to 
     privilege of information provided to Federal and State 
     agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Ellison, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Bordallo, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Moore, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Honda, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. 
             Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H. Res. 728. A resolution recognizing the commencement of 
     Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual 
     renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and 
     throughout the world for their faith; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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